Culture

Teaching sex education is always a controversial issue in Islamic society; debates have been going on for many year discussing if it should be taught formally in country like Pakistan or not. Sex education in Pakistan should exist or not is the question, no doubts it offers many benefits.

It is a psychological phenomenon that children at young age are under a pressure. Something that they learn in the class with their peer group is what makes a better impression on their minds. They are more focused in the lessons that teachers offer and are more eager asking question to clear their ambiguities. Mostly they feel embarrassed and uneasy questioning their parents about sensitive topic sex, but it always differs in case of the teacher in the class and their sense of belonging to them as teacher. This is because everyone in the class is going through the same stage. Class discussions are always healthy source of learning as it helps in enhancing the knowledge on the subject.
Sex education does not exist in all parts of the world. Asian countries like Pakistan are commonly regarded conservative when compared to western countries. It is not a part of course in schools; this does not in any way mean that their teenage pregnancy rate is any lower if they are not exposed to sexual matters openly. In fact, this is one way how peers can mislead most of the youngsters and persuade them to bask in young age sexual relationships without any attempts for safety. This has resulted in serious problems such as the spread of fatal diseases like AIDS and has also increased rate of illegitimate births.
Sex scandals in Pakistani society are mostly result of unaware teenagers who, never take sex as issue or consider it as a part of love. (more…)

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