DISCUSSION POST 7

CLASSMATE 1:

Since I was in high school, sexual education has always been a touch subject. Parents are opposed to educating children about sexuality in the classroom. I believe otherwise; I think teachers should teach sexual education in a classroom setting. Students should know the outcomes and risks taken when participating in a sexual act. It would bring more awareness to the subject. When the students are knowledgeable of sexual behaviors, "they are more likely to use a condom themselves after receiving positively-framed messages that emphasize the success rate of condoms" (as cited in Lehmiller, 2017, pg. 292). This leads to the practice of safe sex. And in my perspective, it is the goal every parent wants to accomplish. As a parent, I would like my children to learn about safe sex, whether from a conversation with me or in a classroom setting. I want them to make well-informed decisions based on their knowledge versus them making an uninformed decision. Since not all parents have the same views, the best way to approach this topic in a classroom setting is to have students take an optional sexual behavior course. The course should focus on an abstinence-plus approach. "Where kids are still taught that abstinence is the best policy, but they are provided with information on contraceptives and condoms so that students who decide to have sex are prepared" (Lehmiller, 2017, pg290). It will also give children the proper source of information on sexual behaviors.

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