Achmed the Dead Terrorist

Sex Education in the Philippines

I was listening to the radio and one of the issues that the reporters were talking about was about sex education in our country. She was babbling about how we should teach our kids self worth to prevent them from engaging in pre-marital sex. Personally, I think that this is a wrong view of the concept of sex and self worth. In our country, sex is considered to be demeaning especially for those who engage in it at a young age but we must accept the fact that sex in a normal thing. We talk about kids getting pregnant at such a young age but that does not lessen their self worth. Why compare self worth to the act of sex? It is sad that there are people who think that sex dictates self worth. Sadder that they impart this kind of knowledge. Another issue is should members of the third sex teach sex education. This is a free country so why not? As long as they are considered to be masters of their craft they have the right to teach it. Also, it is the school's responsibility to make sure that the curriculum for this subject is rationally correct. Why not morally? Well here in our country, the morals are as crooked as the politicians. Morals may be based on rationals but they do not always mean that they are rational. Sex education should prepare the youth into the world of adulthood.It should teach the responsibilities as parents, their rights against sexual harrassement,different contraceptive methods and so on. Sex should not be treated as something that is wrong but something that you should be prepared of.