SEX EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS     

   

                                                                                                                                     

The word "sex" is still a taboo word and not used very openly in our society. The other connotation associated to this single syllable word is 'dirty' thereby limiting it to an act of sin, or something to be ashamed of.

Teachers must need to put up the game; even the most liberal  of us have not been able to understand that educating our students on sex education is not an obligatory job, but a mandatory one. Sex education or education about sex should be a primary responsibility for all schools in present time. The outcome of these practices would be tremendous; girls and boys would understand that the changes they are going through during puberty are normal and natural.                                                                     

One of the biggest sources of stress and even depression in teenagers cause from not understanding that the changes in their bodies and emotions are normal, and that things will balance out after a few years. They blame themselves for all of their mistakes and awkwardness without realizing that everyone is going through the same thing. Boys and girls know that they should speak up when they face sexual abuse and harassment. It is time that children know how to recognize unsafe touch and speak up against immediately. Girls and boys learn about the facts of life from an accurate, supportive source, instead of getting from pornography. Wouldn’t you rather they prefer that they learnt about the biology from a trusted source, rather than from street myths and easily downloadable mobile content?

Most of all, boys and girls gain a lot of confidence by knowing the facts. Knowledge leads to confidence, and perform better in life.  Knowledge is not the culprit that leads to bad behaviour – in fact, knowledge coupled with a strong value system leads to healthy, well adapted youth who know how and when to draw their own boundaries.  

The list of benefits of sex education can go on, but succinctly put, it is a basic right to live a healthy life, as nature intended. As educators, ask yourself are you doing justice to your students by letting them go out into the world without this vital education?