Sex Education Research

1. Please indicate sex. M/F female


2. Are you a parent? Y/N yes


3. Who do you believe HAS the primary responsiblity for teaching a child about sex?

A. Parent B. Teacher C. Clergy D. Doctor E. Other_______ Parent



4. Who do you believe SHOULD have the primary responsibility for teaching a child about sex?

A. Parent B. Teacher C. Clergy D. Doctor E. Other_______ Parent



5. What grade should sex education begin? (if no, enter 0) 3rd grade


6. In the year(s) sex education is taught, how often should it be taught over the course of the year? as often as needed

A. Never taught B. One time C. One class a month D. Once per week
as often as needed

7.After sex education is introduced, how many years should it continue?

A. Never B. Taught only the first year C. a few years after
D. every year until 12th grade D

8. By the end of 12th grade, sex education should have covered which of the following subjects? (list all that apply)

Safe Sex Practices
Puberty
Sexual Anatomy
Reproductive Biology
STDs
Effects of drugs and alcohol on sexual behavior
Bisexuality
Birth Control
Parenting
Oral Sex
Homosexuality
Rape/Prevention
Abstinence
Masturbation
Pregnancy
Transexuality

All of the above

Re: Sex Education Research
My replies in blue:

1. Please indicate sex. Female


2. Are you a parent? Yes


3. Who do you believe HAS the primary responsiblity for teaching a child about sex?

A. Parent B. Teacher C. Clergy D. Doctor E. Other_______

This one is hard to answer, too variable. Sometimes parents, sometimes others.


4. Who do you believe SHOULD have the primary responsibility for teaching a child about sex?

A. Parent B. Teacher C. Clergy D. Doctor E. Other_______

Also hard to answer. It's not so simple as, if a parent is primarily responsible for sex education, that's good. I think that sex education should be done thoroughly and well, and I don't always trust parents to do that. However, it can be done. So no one answer.


5. What grade should sex education begin? (if no, enter 0)

You have to define sex education for that, I guess. There was recently an uproar about some book being read to young children called "King and King", about a king choosing another king to get married to rather than a princess -- it was in Massachusetts, where gay marriage is legal, and was read during a unit on different kinds of families. I'm all for that. Some call it "sex education."

6. In the year(s) sex education is taught, how often should it be taught over the course of the year?

A. Never taught B. One time C. One class a month D. Once per week

Sorry to be so contrarian -- my general educational philosophy is to integrate stuff rather than having some stand-alone subject, until high school or so. After high school, maybe once a month? Dunno.

7.After sex education is introduced, how many years should it continue?

A. Never B. Taught only the first year C. a few years after
D. every year until 12th grade

D. Finally, a straight answer, eh? ;-)



8. By the end of 12th grade, sex education should have covered which of the following subjects? (list all that apply)

Safe Sex Practices
Puberty
Sexual Anatomy
Reproductive Biology
STDs
Effects of drugs and alcohol on sexual behavior
Bisexuality
Birth Control
Parenting
Oral Sex
Homosexuality
Rape/Prevention
Abstinence
Masturbation
Pregnancy
Transexuality

All of 'em.

I didn't see "menstruation" on that list, maybe included in "puberty"? I'd say something about sexual abuse/ boundaries, too.

1. Please indicate sex. M/F Female


2. Are you a parent? Y/N Yes


3. Who do you believe HAS the primary responsiblity for teaching a child about sex?

A. Parent B. Teacher C. Clergy D. Doctor E. Other_______

Can only answer for my household....parents (plural)


4. Who do you believe SHOULD have the primary responsibility for teaching a child about sex?

A. Parent B. Teacher C. Clergy D. Doctor E. Other_______

Parents if at all possible, but many parents are uncomfortable with this. For this reason, it should also be taught by schools, churches AND family doctors. The information is too important to rely completely on parents.

5. What grade should sex education begin? (if no, enter 0)

Assuming you are talking about sex education in schools...Girls--4th grade at the latest. Boys--5th grade at the latest. (Girls mature faster than boys.)

6. In the year(s) sex education is taught, how often should it be taught over the course of the year?

A. Never taught B. One time C. One class a month D. Once per week

Once or twice per year for formal instruction, monthly or weekly opportunities to discuss informally with a teacher or counselor if questions arise.

7.After sex education is introduced, how many years should it continue?

A. Never B. Taught only the first year C. a few years after
D. every year until 12th grade D--every year

8. By the end of 12th grade, sex education should have covered which of the following subjects? (list all that apply)

Safe Sex Practices
Puberty
Sexual Anatomy
Reproductive Biology
STDs
Effects of drugs and alcohol on sexual behavior
Bisexuality
Birth Control
Parenting
Oral Sex
Homosexuality
Rape/Prevention
Abstinence
Masturbation
Pregnancy
Transexuality

All of the above


Funny you should bring this up. Our son just went through a sex ed class at his school last week, so the faculty has been asking us parents these same questions. The school (a non-religious private school) brings in a nationally certified sex educator with 20+ years of experience in teaching school-age children. I was shocked at how many parents of 4th grade boys did not want their sons to take the class. They thought their boys were definitely too young for it. Those parents are going to get a very rude awakening this fall when they see what 5th grade girls look like these days.

Re: Sex Education Research
1. Please indicate sex. F


2. Are you a parent? Y

3. Who do you believe HAS the primary responsiblity for teaching a child about sex?

A. Parent B. Teacher C. Clergy D. Doctor E. Other_______
A and B both.

4. Who do you believe SHOULD have the primary responsibility for teaching a child about sex?

A. Parent B. Teacher C. Clergy D. Doctor E. Other_______
A and B

5. What grade should sex education begin? (if no, enter 0)
3

6. In the year(s) sex education is taught, how often should it be taught over the course of the year?
A. Never taught B. One time C. One class a month D. Once per week

B. It can be taught once, but regular discussions need to take place. Say once in a month.

7.After sex education is introduced, how many years should it continue?
A. Never B. Taught only the first year C. a few years after D. every year until 12th grade


D. not the same content though. The content should progressively mature as the kids do.

8. By the end of 12th grade, sex education should have covered which of the following subjects? (list all that apply)

Safe Sex Practices
Puberty
Sexual Anatomy
Reproductive Biology
STDs
Effects of drugs and alcohol on sexual behavior
Bisexuality
Birth Control
Parenting
Oral Sex
Homosexuality
Rape/Prevention
Abstinence
Masturbation
Pregnancy
Transexuality

All

1. Please indicate sex. M/F F

2. Are you a parent? Y/N No

3. Who do you believe HAS the primary responsiblity for teaching a child about sex?

A. Parent B. Teacher C. Clergy D. Doctor E. Other_______

The Parent

4. Who do you believe SHOULD have the primary responsibility for teaching a child about sex?

A. Parent B. Teacher C. Clergy D. Doctor E. Other_______

The parent with facts and questions that are unknown directed to a doctor. The facts should be brought up in school.

5. What grade should sex education begin? (if no, enter 0)

8 or 9 years old (some of the basics maybe not a 'how to') or whenever the child begins to ask questions whichever comes first

6. In the year(s) sex education is taught, how often should it be taught over the course of the year?

A. Never taught B. One time C. One class a month D. Once per week

at least once a month, when I was in school they only touched on it once or twice in health class (which was only a semester long itself) and it was mostly about the diseases you could catch. I never thought it was really adequate, but I also believe the parents should do most of the filling in.


7.After sex education is introduced, how many years should it continue?

A. Never B. Taught only the first year C. a few years after
D. every year until 12th grade

Every year until they graduate

8. By the end of 12th grade, sex education should have covered which of the following subjects? (list all that apply)

Safe Sex Practices
Puberty
Sexual Anatomy
Reproductive Biology
STDs
Effects of drugs and alcohol on sexual behavior
Bisexuality
Birth Control
Parenting
Oral Sex
Homosexuality
Rape/Prevention
Abstinence
Masturbation
Pregnancy
Transexuality

all of the above

I believe that (as with everything that pertains to a child) the parents should be the first and primary source of learning for sex. All good parents want what is best for the welfare of their children. Few things can impact the physical and emotional health of an adolescent more than sex and sexuality. I do believe that the schools should include a steady curriculum of sex ed based on the facts of sexual experience (not just scare tactics) so that children who have parents who are in denial about their 'babies' becoming active or in instances of overly religious parenting (any religion) the kids are at least armed with the basics. When peer pressure moments involving sex (or anything for that matter) arise, an educated child will have the where-with-all to make a more proper choice for themselves.

I respect religious families choice to monitor the sexual education of their children even if, in my own opinion, I believe it to be a potentially dangerous topic to censor. It is a sad fact the the sexual encounters that some of these children have will not be of their own choosing and education can help with the dealings of these traumatic events. If religion is the case then I would strongly urge those parents to seek the advice of their religious leader.

Sorry, a bit longer than I meant but that is my