According to PETER HITCHENS FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY in March 2010, sex education does not work and it is a ‘lefties’ plot against society and the family.; and Tory MP for Shipley, Yorkshire, Philip Davies, states it is a parent’s job to discuss sex education with their child not a schools!
So what does Sex and Relationship education aim to do:
SRE aims to equip children and young people with the information, skills and values they need to have safe, fulfilling and enjoyable relationships and to take responsibility for their sexual health and well-being.
SRE aims to contribute to behaviour change, including reducing unprotected and unwanted sex, and reducing
harmful behaviour, including sexual offences such as assault and abuse
I t would seem therefore that in itself, SRE cannot do what the ‘government’ wants i.e. reduce unwanted pregnancies and also reduce sexually transmitted diseases. If society wishes this to happen then a radical change in all of our attitudes needs to take place. We must be open with our children and teenagers, and lead by example. How can we possibly ask children and teenagers to not explore their sexuality in a responsible way if we have government ministers and other MPs jumping in and out of other peoples beds, and having sex with people who they are not in a relationship with – and this includes paid for sex.
A healthy sexual appetite is part being human, but being responsible in how we mane it comes with education and openess.
Further reading:
- More sex education means more teenage pregnancies…always
- Does sex and relationships eucation work?
- Tory MP blames ‘sex education fanatics’ for rise in teen pregnancies, says it should be scrapped
- Sex education ‘fails to cut pregnancies’
- Labour MP Lucy Powell: No, teaching gay rights is not ‘nonsense’
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