You wait by the cash register in the checkout line at Shop Rite. As you carefully review the contents of your cart, you confirm that you have all the items you need. You wait your turn to check out, when your eyes wander to a nearby shelf of colorful magazines. They read in big bold letters: “10 Sex Secrets You Need to Know,” “7 Tips for Great Sex!” They look scruffy, but you're still intrigued by the prospect of learning new hidden secrets for better sex. You don't pick up the magazines to leaf through them, but you can't help but wonder what secrets they hide. Many of these magazines actually say that the key to good sex is communication. According to The Cosmopolitan, communication allows partners to check in on what they feel comfortable doing, how satisfied they are with sex, and what new things they can try (Benjamin). It sounds easy enough: talk to your partner and you're on your way to heavenly orgasms. Yet, according to the WashingtonPost, 52% of Americans are dissatisfied with their sex lives (Stepp). A recent international survey ranks Americans as the fifth worst sexual partner in the world. This is an unfortunate characterization of Americans, but this generalization is not far-fetched. American sex education, as Amanda Duberman writes for the Huffington Post, is poor (Duberman). America's quota of sex education involves little more than telling students that if they have sex, simply put, they will get pregnant and die of syphilis. American media such as movies and television shows tend to censor sexual content more heavily than they censor violence. . Schools and the media teach Americans that sex is mystified, taboo and shameful. By imposing negative characteristics on sex and its discourses, America......middle of paper......of years. By disconnecting from sex and its discourse, Americans are disconnecting from the practice that gave them the gift of life. How could a nation separate itself from a practice – a function – that is undeniably human? And sex is not only a function for the survival of the species, but it has also grown to become an expression of love. For generations sex has been a universal symbol of passion, unity, trust, devotion; Love. Teach the student what it means to have sex. Teach the teacher what it means to talk about sex. Teach them not to be afraid of sex, because sex is human. It's the culmination of love and survival. Shop Rite magazines may look trashy, but they get it right: communication is the key to great sex. Before Americans can become the world's lovemaking superpower, they must first open up the conversation about sex.