Sexual Education At Middle Or High School - 1152 Words

Imagine you are a parent of teen who is attending middle or high school and one day they came home, and you over heard them having a conversation on the telephone about the sexual education class that the school will be offering. Your heart starts racing because this is the conversation that you have been trying to avoid ever since your teen confided in you that they have a school crush. Could your child be wondering about sexual health? Could he or she be interested in the anatomy of how their bodies function? You wonder how much does your child already know. These are just some of the various questions that pop up in your head as you think of what to do next. Well sexual education should be taught in school and should not be tailored†¦show more content†¦To prepare yourself you have made a list of pros and cons. You also prepare a list of questions and concerns about why they want to give this course to students. Will a sexual health course encourage my child to have sex? Will this class educate my child and what will my child get out of this course? Our children spend about 6.64 hour’s average in school according to the survey done by the National Center for Education Statistics (2007-2008). Those are six or more hours a day where your child is not under your supervision. One thing we know is that these students are interacting on daily basis with each other. They can easily fall into peer pressure and also receive the misinformation about various things. We also have to consider that in today’s society that sex is displayed on billboards, TV commercials, and music videos. Our kids are very curious individuals and could easily be given the wrong information. Sexual health classes can be a great benefit because in an article written by Guttmacher Institute, it says that â€Å"teens rely on their parents, peers and the media to be important sources as to where to get information on sexual health.† Sexual health is a very importan t matter to discuss with your child. While many parents are embarrassed about talking to their teen about sex, the good news is it’s only 19%. However, according to the Planned Parenthood â€Å"half of teens feel uncomfortable about talking to their parents about sex†. You may be the 19% of parents