SEXUALITY EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS

The sex education entails; emotional relationships and responsibilities, sexual activity, human sexual anatomy, sexual reproduction, reproductive health, age content consent, and sexual abstinence. The above mentioned are just some of the main objective of conducting sexual education in schools (Dawson, 1986). Sex education has some goals and objectives to be achieved. These goals are categorized into different groups depending on the main goal to be achieved. Firstly, sex education aims to help the student or young adults to understand the structures and the differences between the bodies of both the male and the female gender. This group of teenagers and young adults are vulnerable to be misled by the irrelevant, indecent and irresponsible media that are accessible I the internet such as blogs, online magazines and television shows (Mellanby, Newcombe, Rees, & Tripp2001).

Therefore, the teenagers and the students need proper guidance and counselling. Earlier sex education is given at home by the parents since they understand better the child better than other people in the society. Additionally, further education is provided in schools with specialized programs from professional guidance and counseling officer. The counselors in general, including the parent, should act as role models to the children and young adults. During sexual education, some skills and methods are considered as standards involved in sexual education. These standards are prescribed by the United Nation’s World Health Organization. Firstly, the parent or the counselor should choose the right time to ask a question and should be able to provide answers to the child. This involves answering children question with an understanding attitude and respect.