akshayxyz Posted June 14, 2013 Posted June 14, 2013 Because sex-ed is one of those things that is better taught at a personal level' date=' where the kid is comfortable asking questions. [b']Even the most confident kid in school will probably be ashamed to ask some questions on this topic, let alone the shy ones. Teach sex-ed en-masse in a 'regulated' way is one way ticket to disaster, especially in regimented curriculum like we have in India. Apart from basic biology, I think the rest of this topic should be left to the parents. Let them decide when to start talking to these kids, rather than have some minister or education board decide, whether your 5 yr old needs to know about condoms. And why? because the concept of shame etc. is taught/learnt at home, family. So, as you rightly said, adding to the school curriculum can help only so much. But, still better than nothing at all. Things should start getting better next (our+) generation onward.
Crookbond Posted June 14, 2013 Posted June 14, 2013 Because sex-ed is one of those things that is better taught at a personal level, where the kid is comfortable asking questions. Even the most confident kid in school will probably be ashamed to ask some questions on this topic, let alone the shy ones. Teach sex-ed en-masse in a 'regulated' way is one way ticket to disaster, especially in regimented curriculum like we have in India. Apart from basic biology, I think the rest of this topic should be left to the parents. Let them decide when to start talking to these kids, rather than have some minister or education board decide, whether your 5 yr old needs to know about condoms. That's true but there has to be an upper bound on these things. Too often, it is left too late or not taught at all.
Muloghonto Posted June 14, 2013 Posted June 14, 2013 Because sex-ed is one of those things that is better taught at a personal level' date=' [b']where the kid is comfortable asking questions. Even the most confident kid in school will probably be ashamed to ask some questions on this topic, let alone the shy ones. Teach sex-ed en-masse in a 'regulated' way is one way ticket to disaster, especially in regimented curriculum like we have in India. Apart from basic biology, I think the rest of this topic should be left to the parents. Let them decide when to start talking to these kids, rather than have some minister or education board decide, whether your 5 yr old needs to know about condoms. eh ?! Which pre-pubescent kid is shy about anything ? Which kid at that age gets all awkward and embarassed on a topic, unless you are picking on them ? Any topic that is not personally insulting to them, they are either interested in or bored in. There is no awkwardness for pre-pubescent kids when it comes to anything physical- be it sex or whether their rectum is bleeding from being constipated- kids will be up front about it. They talk about it to everyone they are close to and pretty much only dont share it with friends or strangers because of re-inforcement from parents about such stuff. Not because they themselves are awkward about it. Your idea of what is/what is not awkward is completely out of context for pre-pubescent kids. Sure, a 15 year old with a year or two's experience of urge issues will get awkward. But a 9 year old ? i assure you, they will be just as awkward about it as lecturing them on how to wear bras when they get tits or what to do with facial hair if they grow a tache. The german cartoon you saw, is something that grade school students learn- as it should be. Sex ed should come at a pre-pubescent level, where the kids can process the info dispassionately, without hormonal and social bias. It blows my mind that people think that sheilding 9-10 year olds from a chat about sex is doing them any favors. It isnt. It is missing the key window of when they can understand it without awkwardness or personal bias.
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