Should sex education be taught in elementary, middle and/or high school? If so, what should you address at each level? Nowadays, children learn more and more at such a young age, some children even sound like adults when they speak because they are very advanced. I'm also seeing a trend where young women are getting pregnant in high school and even college. That said, I think sex education should start being taught at a younger age. Young minds are very curious. I have had conversations with child care providers about cases where a child questions the difference between male and female private parts and I believe that if they are already asking questions, we need to have answers so that they become more curious as they get older. the appropriate tools to respond to their curiosity. Many people believe that the best way to approach sex education at all levels is to teach abstinence. In fact, 37 states require abstinence to be taught when sex education is covered (Sonfield, 2012). But sex education can be addressed grade-appropriately by increasing students' knowledge of the subject as they progress from elementary school to high school./According to a report containing what is now appropriate that elementary schools teach about sex education, “by the time they leave elementary school, children should be able to define their sexual orientation” (Harrington, 2012). Some may say it's a little too early to be teaching sex education to early elementary students, which is a valid argument. But sometimes I think parents forget that today is completely different from yesterday. What happened when our parents were in primary school is completely different from what is happening now and I would like young people to be prepared rather than caught in a trap......in the middle of a paper ......g /publications/cq/40/6/sexual-health-education.aspxFlorsheim, L. (November 7, 2013). If students can't tell what "consent" is, we should teach it earlier. Retrieved from New Republic: http://www.newrepublic.com/article/115506/consent-high-school-sex-education-why-we-should-teach-itGresle-Favier, C. (2010). The legacy of discourses focused solely on abstinence and the place of pleasure in American discourses on adolescent sexuality. Sex Education, 413-422. Harrington, E. (January 17, 2012). Start sex education in kindergarten, according to a new 'national standards' report. Retrieved from CNS News: http://cnsnews.com/news/article/begin-sex-ed-kindergarten-says-new-national-standards-report Lamb, S. (2013). Just the facts? The separation of sex education from moral education. Educational Theory, 443-460.Sonfield, A. (2012). Sex education remains an active battleground. Washington Watch, 34-36.