Some questions that surface with regard to sex education due to the alarming high percentage of teens who engage in sex because of the inclusion of sex education in the curriculum is this- does sex education in school encourage teen to have sex? Well, it may or it may not. It depends largely on the upbringing and environment of the student. If basic knowledge about sex education is being taught at home by parents, very little is the tendency that teens would be encourage to engage in early sex because they are already aware of its consequences. Because they are already familiar with the different sexual terms at home, the moment they hear it outside their homes or in school it became an ordinary thing and does not awaken any curiosity deep within them.
On the other hand, students whose family did not even bother to teach them basic knowledge on sex education tend to be encouraged to have sex at early stage. Because while the topic on sex education is being discuss it tickles their mind because it's their first time to hear or view such things. And according to studies more often than not, teens that came from family where sex is a forbidden topic to talk are more likely to be encouraged to have sex early due to curiosity.
Teens from urban poor areas tend to be encouraged to engage in sex because of the kind of environment where they came from. Teens who came from home with limited privacy are the one who are easy to be encouraged to engage in sex. Due to lack of privacy in such homes, they are contained and slept in one room altogether. Sexual intercourse late at night somehow without their (couples) knowing trigger the adolescent's curiosity about sex most especially if they could hear moaning and all that.
Teens from rural areas also contribute a large percentage of teens engaging in early sex activities. Most teens from rural areas tend to be naive about sex related matters because it is forbidden at home to talk about these three letter word s-e-x. Once they are exposed to the outside world they learn these things from people who are not supposed to be teaching them sex matters. Or upon hearing it inside the classroom, their imagination is already up and away in fantasy land. This is particularly true especially among boys. Topics about sex and picture about sex easily arouse their sexual desires. So the implication of this, once classes are over, this might lead in encouraging or influencing their girlfriend to engage in sex.
Kids of the famous and wealthy also engage in pre-marital sex most especially those who are not monitored by their parents because they are so busy with their business.
Likewise, the media, especially print and broadcast, has a lot to do with teens engaging in sex. Pornographic reading materials, videos, CD's, and DVD's are scattered everywhere. Cell phones, the Internet are other mediums that aroused sexual curiosity of many teens.
As we can see, teens from all walks of life do engage in sex. Sex education in schools has a little to do with them engaging in early sex. There are many factors to be considered. First to be consider is the family, second, the community or environment, and of course the media. The school's task on sex education is to educate the teens about the basic things about sex and the consequences of getting into early sex. But they are never taught on how to do it. Preventions of early sex engagement are also being taught at school.
The family, the community, the media and the school should work as one in order to lessen the percentage of teens engaging in early sex activities if it can not be totally eradicated. Because according to one of the surveys conducted a couple of years back, it shows that only 12% of American teens remain virgin when they reach the age of eighteen. The parents or guardians play a vital role for the teens to be aware about sex-related matters.
To some extent sex education in school may somehow encourage teens to engage in early sex activities if, and only if the parents did not do their part in educating their kids about sex. But over-all or in general sex education in school doesn't encourage teens to have sex.
Perfectly penned article. *S* Cynthia