7 Ways Sex Education is Like Job Search

7 Ways Sex Education is Like Job Search I wanted to have a little fun today and draw some parallels about how job search is like sex education! This is primarily addressing the role parents should/could/would play in educating their children on how to. 1. No one likes talking about it No one likes talking about sex education and all its gory details, nor do people like talking about all the work that has to go into job search. 2. Ignore it and it will go away As parents, deep down inside, we dont want to admit that our children may be having sex, therefore, if we ignore it, maybe we can wish it away. Same with job search! Ignore it and a job will magically appear! 3. Theyll figure it out Or on the flip side of the coin, isnt having sex intuitive? Shouldnt someone be able to figure out how to do it? 4. Theyll ask when they need the help No one in their right mind would ever ask their parents for advice about sex. It is embarrassing. What about job search? Being unemployed carries a negative stigma and feelings of insecurity and self-doubt. Asking for help is often just too embarrassing. 5. Show them a video/Send them to a class Sure, a video or class provides some information and education, but it isnt the same as doing it! Nor can you just send someone to a job search class and hope theyll figure it out. 6. Once and done Phew, dont we feel better once weve had the talk? Our work is done. Or is it? 7. The devils in the details While we hope weve provided a solid foundation of ethics, values and morals for our children which will allow them to make good choices, it is often  specific scenarios (or peer pressure) that cause children to get confused or stray from their course. Who is reinforcing the message of career management, networking for a lifetime, how to behave during an interview, and business etiquette? Two Separate Worlds We live in a complicated world. One that is moving faster every day. Yet when we think about how we are preparing our children for the big real world out there, I think we are doing them a huge injustice. Parents and educators treat school as school and work as work and never the two shall meet. Until we can blend the working world with the classroom, our children will remain isolated or worse, disengaged. They are unable to see the connection between what they are learning and how it will help them after grade 12. Many parents dont want schools to teach or mandate sex education, but they are doing it. Now, take a look at what your school is teaching your children about careers. It will frighten you, or should. Image from  U.S. National Archives and Records Administration