It was in regards to the hetero, homo and bi comment. Where I'm from, abstinence based sex-ed is taught in 6th. And that's ok bc it contains none of the inappropriate and unnecessary content.
If you separate the boys from the girls at the junior high level, and build on the abstinence based foundations that were suggested for fifth and sixth grades , maybe not- it's around the time most can choose shop or Home Ec...
Teens are going to be teens, and regardless of if they have sex education or not, they Will start exploring the bodies of each other's and the feelings and sensations that come with it. Always has, always will continue to happen, teens are filled with crazy hormones and a huge biological urge to act on such hormones. Not so long ago, babies at 14-18 were very, very normal.
Even in the best homes, teen sex still happens; there was a post here just the other day about someone's 16 year old or so daughter miscarrying. If kids don't know the realities of sex, potential consequences, attitudes concerning consent, or proper birth control usages, it'll just lead to more teen pregnancies, or other problems. This can lead to more abortions as well when kids are not educated. When has telling a teenager not to do something worked? It certainly won't help as they're rocked with hormones either. Best you can do is provide them the best info available to minimize risk and help keep them safe. If they don't have that information, they will be flying blind and maybe getting themselves into situations they don't know the context of or potential consequences. And yes, this is happening by 6-7th grade sometimes. Most definitely is common by 9-10th grade and up.
Mmm, i’m not so sure they are ready at that age even. Most are too immature
As BQnita suggested:
If you separate the boys from the girls at the junior high level, and build on the abstinence based foundations that were suggested for fifth and sixth grades , maybe not- it's around the time most can choose shop or Home Ec...
Agreed, this is good
Teens are going to be teens, and regardless of if they have sex education or not, they Will start exploring the bodies of each other's and the feelings and sensations that come with it. Always has, always will continue to happen, teens are filled with crazy hormones and a huge biological urge to act on such hormones. Not so long ago, babies at 14-18 were very, very normal.
Even in the best homes, teen sex still happens; there was a post here just the other day about someone's 16 year old or so daughter miscarrying. If kids don't know the realities of sex, potential consequences, attitudes concerning consent, or proper birth control usages, it'll just lead to more teen pregnancies, or other problems. This can lead to more abortions as well when kids are not educated. When has telling a teenager not to do something worked? It certainly won't help as they're rocked with hormones either. Best you can do is provide them the best info available to minimize risk and help keep them safe. If they don't have that information, they will be flying blind and maybe getting themselves into situations they don't know the context of or potential consequences. And yes, this is happening by 6-7th grade sometimes. Most definitely is common by 9-10th grade and up.
Yeah. My great grandmother was 14 when she got married
Mine too 14. 1928.
They had eleven kids
Too soon. We didn't even have it when I grew up. We didn't stay stupid, we figured it out.