Blog Awards Challenge

According to a research paper by Landry DJ et al. on "Abstinence promotion and the provision of information about contraception in public school district sexuality education policies," more than two out of three public school districts in the U.S. have a policy to teach sex education. Eighty-six percent of the public school districts that have a policy to teach sex education require that abstinence be promoted. Past results showed evidence that comprehensive sex education programs that provide information about both abstinence and contraception can help delay the onset of sexual activity among teens, reduce their number of sexual partners and increase contraceptive use when they become sexually active (Dailard C, 2002, op. cit. and Kirby D, 2001, op. cit.)

We at TBAC thought about the efficacy of introducing sex education into school curriculums, especially in a Christian country like the Philippines. The Department of Education (DepEd) attempted to bring forward the program on "sex education", which was seen as a positive step by the United Nations Fund for Population Activities. The plan was to integrate "sex education" to the general curriculum, beginning 5th grade, via subjects like Health, Filipino, Science, and Livelihood education. The objectives were to educate the young minds on the issue of overpopulation and raise awareness on the dangers of pre-marital sex, including "unwanted pregnancies".

But, everything went down the drain due to the strong defiance by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). In a country with around 85 percent Catholics, the CBCP believes that sex education into the public schools would encourage teenagers to undertake premarital sex rather than remain abstinent, and emphasizes that sex education is the parents’ responsibility, not the government’s.

Is the Philippines not ready for “sex education” in the public school curriculum, just yet? Do you think the program will work in Catholic/Christian-dominated countries? What are your thoughts about sex education in schools? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the program? Would you prefer to learn sex from Ma and Pa, or from Maam and Sir?

We pose these questions to you for our Blog Award Challenge no. 8.

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Few reminders:
1. Minimum of 700 words and a maximum of 1,500 (Longer entries will only be considered upon judges discretion, or if it really upholds the caliber of excellence to merit consideration.)

2. You can write in either Filipino or English in any style you wish to write (humorous, sentimental, romantic, argumentative etc).

3. Leave the exact link/URL of your entry (not the URL of your blog, but the entry) here at the comment section of this post. NO entry link should be submitted in the Cbox/Tagboard.

4. You have until the 26th of October to submit your entries.

5. Entry links will not appear in the comment section until the deadline date to prevent idea theft.

6. Those who participated in the previous challenge can still join. [rule no.11]

7. Participants must place this line at the end of the post: "This is my entry to the Blog Challenge 08: Teach me eroticism in school, Please", with the corresponding backlink to this challenge. [Link to this challenge]

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