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.

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.

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

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.