Sex is a word that means many different things to people across America and even the world. The word sex also raises a series of questions. One of the biggest questions about sexuality is: should sex education be taught to children from a young age? The answer to this contradictory question is yes. If schools taught children as young as seven about sex, it could significantly change the way sex negatively impacts our world. Children need to know that having sex is wrong. If children were more aware of this, it could reduce the number of teenagers becoming pregnant in the modern era. This would create more adolescents and adults with better morals. If children knew more about the dangers of sex at a younger age, it could improve society in positive ways. Sex targets a large group of young people and usually begins to be implemented among adolescents. 20 percent of adolescents admit that they would still have sex even if contraceptives were no longer available to them. (pregnantteenhelp) Some schools teach abstinence-only programs. Bristol Palin, daughter of the governor of Alaska and Republican vice-presidential candidate in 2008, is an example. Bristol recently experienced her own teenage pregnancy. (pregnantteenhelp) Bristol was put through an abstinence-only program, and she said the programs were limited in their effectiveness in preventing teen pregnancies. (pregnantteenhelp) Beyond that, only a third of adults surveyed support abstinence-only training, while half oppose the abstinence-only approach. (guttmacher) This is why the United States needs to tackle this problem at a younger age and use a more effective method. In the new government curriculum from 2010, children will now learn se...... middle of paper.... ..ed sex education. America must find the most effective system and implement it in this country. The goal of sex education is to prevent children from making bad choices in life. Everyone can help make this happen. Temptation exists and children will want to have sex. By teaching them about the dangers of sex from the age of seven, they can set themselves on a better path. Thanks to this, these teenagers will become much stronger people. Teenagers should be sexually responsible people. This goal can and will be achieved if there is an effective and efficient sex education method. Sex education must be made accessible to children. There is a fine line between love and desire that children need to know. Sexuality is an integral part of adolescent life. Ignoring it and trying to convince teens to ignore it may be a losing battle. (guttmacher)