Sex Education

The first time i heard about Sex Education was in Form 2, where it was the topic for our class debate and i was in the opposition team. It was meant to be for our English class, among fellow classmates; but since we had that class in front of the school co-op (it was more spacious, so we could arrange chairs & tables to get a better 'feel' of debate) i got rebuttals from Form 4 and Form 5 students...SCHOOL DEBATERS mind you (who were apparently frustrated because they just lost a debate) leaving me flustered, confused & tongue tied so our teacher finally stepped in. rather unfair for a first-timer, dont you think? either way i don't think it affected my assessment so much.

Anyway. Why Sex Ed? Is it really necesary? To be honest i dont really care if they implement it or not. However, since i generally dislike sex out of wedlock & promiscuous behaviour, and unfortunately some go about it like we live in caves (i.e. no choice, no contraception, no restrictions, no-knowledge-just-urges, no rules) i think it becomes necessary to educate and break the apparent naivete.

OK. To Sex Ed or Not To Sex Ed. From newspapers & blog comments i see most people debate on that. I'm more interested as to what they MEAN by sex-ed, and the fact that if improperly implemented there could be potential misuse by perverted teachers. So to be frank, i think the best people to teach sex education are doctors, nurses, trained teachers (include some open-minded ustaz/ustazahs/religious leaders if any)...basically anyone who is trained and capable of talking about sex academically, objectively, and clinically.

Sex ed is NOT teaching people how to have sex (i.e. cuddle & kiss for how long then do this and do that here or there). Sex ed is about sexual behaviour, consequences/products of sex, and prevention.

So, here is my suggected scope for sex education.

1) Primary Sex Education : probably for high school students
-normal human sexual development (from in utero, puberty, sexual maturity and regression)
-sexual anatomy (male and female)
-views on sex and its role/practise by different cultures & religions (preferably worldwide...include current malaysian law)
-sexually transmitted disease
-pregnancy, abstinence & contraception (i'm talking hard core contraception including implants, tubal ligations and vasectomies...not just condoms & pills)

2) Secondary Sex Education : matriculation/A-level/university, maybe?
-the differences between gender and sex (gender roles, gender identity, sexual identity, transexualism)
-sexual preferences (homo/bi/heterosexuality)
-sexual harrassment & the law
-family & relationships (responsibility, maturity, infidelity, polygamy)
-psychology (body image, self-awareness & empowerment)

3) Tertiery Sex Education : optional, for sexually active individuals (hopefully married)
-the Kama Sutra & enhancing sexual pleasures
-non-conventional practices (S&M, swinging, necrophilia, pedophilia, bestiality, incest, rape, etc)
-overcoming common sexual problems (performance anxieties, erectile dysfunction, painful intercourse, etc)

what do you think?