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EDUCATION 1
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method based on the syllabus whose primary objective is to give students: values, knowledge,
skills and, attitudes to make healthy and appropriate choices in their sexual living. The main aim
is that through comprehensive sexual education students will be prevented from contracting
sexually transmitted diseases and infections (Tolbert, 2012). Besides, comprehensive sexual
education helps in reducing unwanted and teenage pregnancies, as well as reducing the rate of
domestic and sexual violence. The paper shall, therefore, discuss, why comprehensive sexual
Millions of young individuals get numerous conflicting and confusing information about
sex and relationships from various source. This tends to affect them as they transit from
childhood to adulthood. As a result, this has caused a rising demand from young individuals for
information which is reliable, and that which prepares them for a fulfilling, safe and productive
empowers youths to be able to make relevant decisions about their sexuality and relationships.
Furthermore, it helps young people to navigate a world where: Unintended and early
pregnancies, gender-based violence, gender inequality, AIDS and other sexually transmitted
diseases still act as a serious issue to the youths well-being and health (Eisenberg et al., 2008).
sexuality education may expose these young people to sexual exploitation, and harmful sexual
behaviors.
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Comprehensive sexual education plays an essential role in addressing the well-being and
health issues of young people and children. This is because comprehensive sexual education
contains some components that allow students to discuss and explore sexuality, and the diverse
continuum of the identities of gender that exist: beyond, within, and between the simple senses
of heterosexuality. Also, it contains some elements which examine the dynamics of power in
Thus, if these concepts are not taught theoretically, they can have severe effects on young
people. One of the impacts is that it will interfere with how young people relate with each other:
both in wider educational and social, as well as sexual spheres. Various research done by
scholars have proved that addressing such issues, may have a significant impact on the expansion
education engages what some doubles people regard as grim zones (Eisenberg et al., 2008).
However we choose to consider it, sexuality is one of the most acute features of personal
identity. Hence, comprehensive sexual education regards sexuality as a positive force reason
being: the pleasure that is derived from sexuality, being as essential as the pleasure of feeling
Another reason why comprehensive sexual education may be a necessity is that: it tends
to focus on learning and teachings that are respectful of cultural backgrounds, age, and
experience. These teachings also engage the young people as it helps them to distinguish the
information they get. What is most interesting is the fact that studies have proved that,
comprehensive sexual education does not increase sexually related activities or sexual initiations.
In a nutshell, the traditional sex education was all about: "If you're going to do it, this is how
everything works, and you need to protect yourself in these ways to prevent this." But on the
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other hand, comprehensive sexual education is quite similar to traditional sexual education, but it
asks the young people to reflect on what it is and to look deeper into the insights of its
consequences.
sexual education, is the only way that will secure the widespread approval of sexual education.
This is because comprehensive sexual education focuses more than just the mechanics of sex:
since it is more focused on assisting young people all across the world, to become more active
participants, more informed, and more respectful in line to their nation and community.
There exist numerous evidence on the impact of comprehensive sexual education. First,
comprehensive sexual education has positive effects. It increases the knowledge of young
people, and it also improves their assertiveness concerning reproductive health and sexual
behaviors. Second comprehensive sexual education in schools does not increase the rate of
sexual activities, it also does not induce HIV/STD infection rate, and it does not foster sexual
risk-taking behavior. Third, programs that promote abstinence as the only viable option are
inefficient in shelving sexual initiation (Stanger-Hall & Hall, 2011). Lastly, comprehensive
sexual education is most effective when this school-based program is complemented by the
taught in schools. This form of schooling gives a broader platform where students can be taught
things which their parents are unable to teach them. Sexuality is an important issue which needs
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to be addressed with a lot of care and concern, and this can only be achieved if comprehensive
Reference
Tolbert, L. V. (2012). Comprehensive Sex Education. Life at All Costs: An Anthology of Voices
Stanger-Hall, K. F., & Hall, D. W. (2011). Abstinence-only education and teen pregnancy rates:
why we need comprehensive sex education in the US. PloS one, 6(10), e24658.
Eisenberg, M. E., Bernat, D. H., Bearinger, L. H., & Resnick, M. D. (2008). Support for