Sexuality Education Should Be Part Of Our Curriculum.

 

    I thought we knew everything about safe sex, because in our biology classes we once talked about condoms, whether they are reliable and a whole lot of shit about the reproductive system. We had periods where the guidance counselor came to talk to us about sex, without fully elaborating about sex or  explicitly state the pro and cons of sex. 

  I will say my Secondary school education was a bit highly standardized but not well-rounded. We still talked about sex in low-tones, many girls were still having a lot of abortions and unwanted pregnancy. Most of the things I explored about sex was mainly by myself, reading books and getting educated on topics about sexuality. 

Sexuality education is about issues relating to human sexuality, including emotional relations and responsibilities, human sexual anatomy, sexual activity, sexual reproduction, age of consent, reproductive rights and health, safe sex, birth control and sexual abstinence. But then, why are we not exploring this education and even making it a part of our curriculum. Excluding this aspect of education ain't doing our Teenagers any good. 

Most girls have grown up with the mentality that sex is what they give to show they love a man and for boys what they can take. Most times, we have girls who have been taught how not to express their sexuality, to talk about sex publicly or what she wants to be done to her or not. And we keep raising boys who see sex as what they can owe. 

 Then too, we are not talking about mental protection  just physical protection. With sexuality education will help students understand the physiological, social and emotional changes they develop as they mature, develop healthy relations and make informed and responsible decisions on sexuality matters. 

Sex is more than just two bodies melding together convulsing with raw passion. It involves the mind, and the sexuality education will teach them how to protect their selves mentally. How to make girls care about their bodies and take ownership of their sexuality. How to have the right emotional sexual attitudes towards self and others. 

We need sex therapists in schools. Sex education should be part of our curriculum. It's should be a language we speak.