Implication of Morality on Sex Education among Grade 11 Student of Bestlink College of the Philippines

Abstract

Sex education is a rare subject to be implemented in our curriculum because of the common misconception that it triggers students to have sex. In reality, sex education aims to inform our learners about the consequences of premarital sex and its negative impact on the emotional, physical and social aspects of a person. Sex education can be uncomfortable for teachers to teach inside the class because it is unfamiliar to everyone in the Philippine curriculum. Though it is risky, the researchers are brave and bold to propose a solution to rapid high teenage pregnancy in the country. A multiple methods design was used. This study used the descriptive method with the survey to describe and interpret data and characteristics about the implication of morality on sex education among grade 11 students of BCP. The researchers used the Random Sampling technique based on a set of standards for the respondents to select 30 respondents. Administering questionnaires, unstructured interviews and focus group discussions were performed for data gathering. Most of the respondents agreed that 1) there are benefits to the implication of morality on sex education in terms of their friends, health, education, and study. 2) The respondents agreed that there is an advantage in the implication of morality on sex education in terms of their study and its social effect. 3) They agreed on the implication of the morality of sex education. 4) A guide shall be crafted to understand the implication of morality on sex education. With the findings and conclusion drawn, the researcher arrived at the following recommendations: 1) the student should be given relevant and reliable information and a wide interpretation of the moral issues in taking sex education. 2) The student should be given relevant and reliable information and a wide interpretation of the moral issues in taking sex education. 3) The administration should promote a sex education program that includes knowledge and understanding of the sexual dimension of life. 4) The teachers must be open-minded when they talk about sex education.