With this critical stage occurring in the elementary school age, it is important to teach them, and their peers, to be open and accepting of whatever decision is ultimately chosen. With sex education in schools this can be achieved by discussing with mentors and seeing things with an accepting mind (the opposite of the traditional Western philosophy which is to promote abstinence in schools). While teaching sex education is a great idea, there are some obstacles along the way; the main one is the implantation of religious or political opinions of any kind. This is further addressed in a Time Magazine article by Paglia, where he states that, “…some instructors may import their own sexually permissive biases…yet the schools themselves should remain neutral and allow society to evolve on its own.” (Web ) However, it is also important to allow young people to respond to questions, opinions and, above all, options. It may seem problematic for an entire school system to remain gender neutral while still giving its students the guidance they deserve; However, it appears that the Dutch have found a