Sex Education in Malaysia
Sex Education in Malaysia
Sex education is a broad term used to describe education about human sexual anatomy, sexual reproduction, sexual intercourse, and other aspects of human sexual behavior. Common avenues for sex education are parents or caregivers, school programs, and public health campaigns. Education about reproduction typically describes the creation and development of a new human being, from conception and the development of the embryo and fetus, through to childbirth. It often includes topics such as sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and how to avoid them, as well as birth control methods.
Although some form of sex education is part of the curriculum at many schools, it remains a controversial issue in several countries, particularly with regard to the age at which children should start receiving such education, the amount of detail that is revealed, and topics dealing with human sexuality and behavior (eg. safe sex practices, masturbation and sexual ethics). The state of sex education programs in Asia is at various stages of development. Malaysia have assessed adolescent reproductive health needs with a view to developing adolescent-specific training, messages and materials. These are included as subjects in the curriculum and generally involves open and frank interaction with the teachers. In Malaysia, there is a huge debate on the curriculum of sex education and when should it be increased.
Sex education in school, not sex act in school
Sex education in school is not about perform sex in school but to educate youth about human sexual anatomy, sexual reproduction, sexual intercourse, and other aspects of human sexual behavior. Most parent fear if sex education in school will lead their child become more ‘expert’ about sex and tend to do sex with their schoolmate or sex in school.
Malaysian youth generally lives in conservative surrounding. They do not know how to react when the subject of sex is brought up, more so when a woman is talking about it openly. In the west, sex education starts at the age of 13 for young people. But is that applicable to be implemented in Malaysia? There are a lot of arguments when it comes to the topic of implementing the subject to be accumulated with the current education supplement. All these years, our culture and tradition have been a stumbling block, with parents and teachers shying away from the realities of sex education, which should have been given emphasis long ago. But now, several ministries have taken the preliminary steps introducing sex education to school and urged the parents to support and share the same view. Instead of getting wrong information on sex from friends, it is better for children to know the facts through .
