Muhammad Adi Rahman (A1B214260)

SEX EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS (Final Assigment)

            Sex is a topic or subject that always bring an interesting but also taboo in our life, because it is not only talks about genital organ of human but also “the activity”, that’s why some people are ashamed to talk about it. Meanwhile sex education is a subject that is not only refer to it, but more details. Many countries in the world used this as one of the subject in their schools, some of them had it almost 50 years. For example  Germany (since 1973), Sweden (since 1956), Thailand (since 1978), Texas (since 1997). Of course this subject not accepted easily. Many people have a different opinion about sex education such positive effect (the Pros) and the negative effect (the Cons) to the students.

             Although sex education lowers the morality of people by teaching the students how to use condoms and contraceptives, it should be taught in school because it prevent sexual diseases and teenage pregnancy, it is indeed a need in case of parents’ absence, and it gives children the idea of what is right and what is wrong.

            Others say that having sex education only encourages the students to engage in sexual intercourse and that it leads to sexual diseases and teenage pregnancy. The truth is that sex education didn’t encourage the students to do it. It has been a proved by a survey that has been conducted by a researcher. More than 75% of respondent disagreed that sex education encouraged them to “do it”. According to Masland, kids are becoming more sexually active at an earlier age. 66% of high school students in America have done it by their senior year. This condition may lead them to sexual disease and pregnancy. That is why sex education should be taught in order to avoid these things.

            People say that sex education teaches the students about how sexual intercourse is done but the truth is sex education lets the student know about the consequences and the truth about sex. Student also informed that it is  only for unity and procreation of married couples who are committed each other. They are also informed that they will know the true purpose of sex when they grow up as adults.

            In conclusion, sex education is the subject has more positive effect and it should be taught in schools because it is better consider health than beliefs and we should consider reality. Since immorality cannot be eliminated and teenagers cannot be stopped from becoming sexually active, we should implement sex education, as early as we can. It also the only savior for children whose parents are always away from them. Through sex education, students will able to learn the truth about sex and they will able to refrain and control themselves.