Should human sexuality courses be reserved for college?

[MoonWater]

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Originally Posted by madhatter85

they don't teach about mormons in schools =/ they shouldn't teach about homosexuality unless you are taking a class that would specifically talk about it (like Human Sexuality for instance) which should be reserved for college.

Just as they shouldn't teach religion unless you are specifically taking a class or course in which you are studying that field.

Should classes on human sexuality be reserved for college or should they be taught at lower levels like high school or middle school? Why or why not? At what level should human sexuality classes start being offered? Why here and not a lower or higher level? Should the classes be mandatory or electives? Any other thoughts on this issue welcome as well.

[Mestemia]

seems to me that they needs be taught much sooner than college.
Think about it, if you wait till college to teach about sex, most students wouldn't need the class because they already have plenty of personal experience....

[Dunemeister]

Absolutely not. Start at grade 4 or 5 I'd say and at key stages thereafter, most likely grades 7 and 10.

[MoonWater]

Originally Posted by Mestemia

seems to me that they needs be taught much sooner than college.
Think about it, if you wait till college to teach about sex, most students wouldn't need the class because they already have plenty of personal experience....

I agree. Personally I think such classes should begin at the middle school level and that at least 1 class that gives a basic overview of just what sex is, the dangers involved, what one can do to protect themselves should be mandatory to take at some point in time before A kid graduates though ideally sometime in middle school as that is when they hit puberty. Of course I would think differently if parents could get past their discomfort and actually take the time to talk to there kids about sex rather than coming up with goofy stories like the stork and what not. Even if they did though I think the courses should be offered at least by high school level if not sooner.

[Apex]

I think you need to be more specific as to the depth of the material you are talking about being taught. Basic human sexuality should be, and is, taught in high school. I do not see any reason to spend more than 3-4 weeks on it. Now if your talking about entire semesters on the subject, I think that should be reserved for college.

[MoonWater]

Originally Posted by Dunemeister

Absolutely not. Start at grade 4 or 5 I'd say and at key stages thereafter, most likely grades 7 and 10.

The sooner the better... can you explain why you feel this way please?

[whereismynotecard]

I remember in 6th grade all of the girls went to one room and all of the boys went to another and they talked to us about that stuff... We thought it was so funny. We were all 11 and 12 years old and I don't think most of us really thought we needed to talk about that sort of thing. That and my mom told me about it already a while before that.

[3.14]

they should start in kindergarden with potty training
then in elementery they should teach about cooties
highschool about best ways to stare at girls boobs
collage about removing unwanted pregnentys, condom use, and cloroform use

[MoonWater]

Originally Posted by Apex