“Teenage Girl”(s) Call For Compulsory Sex Education
“Teenagers want all secondary schools to have compulsory classes with specialized teachers who can openly discuss sex and relationships, a survey released yesterday shows.” Well, of course they do, they also want an unlimited allowance, a new car, fake ID, to stay out as late as they want, no home work, junk food for every meal, etc….. Since when do kids have a “right” to decide their own school curriculum? Why stop with just sex education content? Let them “call” for no math, science or English with 5Â classes of study hall and free time.
The results were compiled from a petition, signed by more than 2,000 teenagers and delivered to Downing Street yesterday, demanding that all schools make sex and relationships education (SRE) mandatory. Celia Duncan, the editor of Cosmo Girl magazine, which was behind the petition, said one-third of the teenagers thought their SRE was “absolute rubbish” and 81% thought SRE in their school could be improved. I have a question for Celia and her interest with girls and their lesbian experiences? No, I’m not making an accusation that she is a lesbian, but I thought this whole thing was about teen pregnancy prevention and “safe sex”?
The content of Cosmo Girl, where the average age of readers is around 14, includes mutual masturbation, bisexuality and oral sex. An example of advice given to a teen who was uncomfortable with a boyfriend who was groping her was told, “try to relax and have fun getting to know each others’ bodies.” Don’t be too hard on Cosmo Girl, they pride themselves on not allowing any sexual slang!!!
Source articles: Guardian Prison Planet
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Nice, no sexual slang. I will try that one judgement day and see how far it gets me.
Comment by anonymous — February 28, 2006 @ 9:57 AM
I believe this article is presumptuous and one-sided. Childen should have a right to sex education at school. Comparing the desire of education to acts of rebellion and greed is slanderous.
I am confused pertaining to the logic in the second paragraph. Celia Duncan is behind the petition, and wants betted SE in schools. How does that go against the idea of pregnancy prevention and safe sex?
I do agree, however, the advice mentioned in the last paragraph is not very helpful.
Just my two cents.
Comment by SyM — April 2, 2007 @ 5:11 PM
SyM,
Shelray is pointing to the fact that even secondary education children are still too immature and not yet capable of making such choices for themselves, in general. Sex education is first, the responsibility of the parents. It cannot be taken away from them by the state even if their children so desire.
The problem with doing sex education in public schools is that it always removes the context from morality and becomes a “how to” class. Sex education has been increasing and so has teenage sexual activity and pregnancy. You can get condoms in school but not aspirins. It is clear that sex education and the public schools are contributing to the problem by enabling and encouraging such activity.
Shelray does not presume, but rather discerns that these children have not the maturity to make such decisions. Thus, they have no inherent rights in this regard.
Shelray’s observation that children, in general, are motivated primarily by their as yet unmastered desires is a matter of fact. Thus, this is not slander.
I suspect what Shelray is saying is that the third paragraph explains what Celia means by “better sex ed” in the second.
Comment by David — April 2, 2007 @ 5:29 PM
In my humble opinion the majority of teens are very capable of making such a decision. In fact most of the teens that I know(I work in a high school so I know a few) are as mature and in some cases more mature that some adults. With one exceptions every student that I know would make the informed and correct decision, the only reason we don’t accept this is that we do not give teens the choice. If you do not give someone the choice, how do you know what they will decide?
This part is all wrong…
““Teenagers want all secondary schools to have compulsory classes with specialized teachers who can openly discuss sex and relationships, a survey released yesterday shows.” Well, of course they do, they also want an unlimited allowance, a new car, fake ID, to stay out as late as they want, no home work, junk food for every meal, etc….. Since when do kids have a “right” to decide their own school curriculum? Why stop with just sex education content? Let them “call” for no math, science or English with 5Â classes of study hall and free time.”
If this is what you see in a teenager then they have won. By “won” I mean that you are seeing exactly what they want you to see. All any rebellious teen wants is for you now to see who they really are, they see this as a form of independence. Either that or every teen you have ever met in a really bad example. I highly doubt thats possible.
The only reason teen pregnancy is on the rise is poor sex education. Most teens I talk to find what they are taught a joke, and a waste of their and faculty’s time. And I have seen what they are taught, they are right. It is a joke.
Public schools are not encouraging sexual activity by providing students with condoms. they are saying,”If you do go ahead and have sex, then at least do it safely.”Question: Which of these are worse, being pregnant or having a headache?
Also, I lied. I don’t work at a high school. I attend it.
I ask that you do not dismiss my argument merely because of my age.
My age does not change the validity of what I have to say.
sincerely, G
Comment by G — March 30, 2008 @ 5:48 AM
G -
You did not need to confess. Any one reading your post would clearly understand that it had come from a teen. We have all been there and recognize that one’s views change as they gain more experience.
Comment by David — March 30, 2008 @ 7:28 AM
“Older does not necessarily mean wiser.”- Richard Templar
As we get older we make mistakes, and we learn from them(most of us). Some people have the ability of learning from the mistakes of others before they make these mistakes themselves. Don’t Hold his Intelligence against him.
Comment by Bob — March 30, 2008 @ 2:36 PM