At home, we are taught the essence of life and its implications. At school, we are taught with human knowledge with its unbiased deliverance. With these two options, where should sex education be taught?
If someone is asked about sex, we wouldn’t want to hear laughter or misinterpretation. Instead, we want to hear individuals speaking out its social functions, dangers and implications. Teaching sex education, especially among the younger ones, would be crucial about their lifetime view of sex. Necessarily, everyone must be informed. But by whom and where?
Choosing between home and school has been a chronic issue of where it should be taught. Of course, it wouldn’t be a chronic issue if there is a clear solution. But what should we really consider if we are taking a side? Will it be the instructor's balance insight about the issue, or the unconditional concern of the parents?
If we are taking school as the venue of teaching sex education, we should choose someone who is well equipped by helpful information and techniques to stash away students from being ignorant , and thus from being aggressive. Everyone who is under formal education will be mandated to undergo sex education. No exceptions. Its study would be under check and under control by the institution.
If we are taking home as its venue, we would be comforted by the pure intention and guidance of the parents towards their children. The only obvious problem is the parents’ willingness to raise a subject as sensitive as this. This might affect the sufficiency of the information that they are due to receive and enough to keep them properly informed.
At the end, maybe it doesn’t really necessary to pick a side. These two social institutions would be a lot effective if they work together, driven by the mutual goal of keeping the youth on the right track and away from the dangers of misinformation.
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