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The only example you mentioned that is attributable to government is sex-ed.

Sex education isn't about teaching you how to have sex, it's "here's all the reasons you need to be very careful with sex".

In my classes I learned about many different STI's and the dangers of unprotected sex. Not once was I taught a Kamasutra position or what to do with my fingers.

For younger kids I assume the curriculum would be more about what kinds of behaviors they need to be careful of and immediately warn other adults about.

I suppose the name is very unfortunate because a lot of people seem to think sex-ed is about getting young people to start having sex, when in fact it has the opposite result and we can see it in statistics.



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