High School Teachers’ Opinion about Sex Education for Adolescents

Abstract

Teachers play vital role in the teaching setup as they play unique role in molding the personality of the students during their formative period of school life which will intern effect the future generation in their overall development. Sex education for adolescents in schools is a debatable issue in Indian social setup due to peculiar social cultural and religious factors the term “sex education” itself is a taboo in our society, the reasons are why to impart such information Which pollute the young minds and deviate them from studies, talking to child or adolescent about sex is a taboo in home, school and even in community. Term 'Sex Education', also known as sexuality education or sex and relationships education, is widely used to depict education about reproductive system, sexual interaction and other facets of human sexual behavior. It is the procedure of gaining knowledge and developing mind-set as well as ideas about sex, sexual identity, human relations, closeness, gender roles, contraception methods and prevention of HIV/AIDS/STD while children reach teenage level, lack of sex education may lead the way to their unusual behavior. If not corrected at the exact time, it may generate problems of immature misbehaviors in these children's life.