I want to know your opinion on sex ed in highschool. I know it isn't the most enjoyable class, but please really think about why we should or shouldn't have it as a class in school. Also, give some stories about fun/embarrising/gross things that happened in sex ed! My personal opinion is that the class should be provided from a young enough age to graduation so the student is aware of what it is and if they do have sex they will be safe. (condom, the pill, etc.)
aint we got a thread somewhere on here? and sex ed was the best lesson! So many fun times All the lads getting freaked out when "periods" was mentioned All the girls in year 8 going whats a blowjob, what you suck that! EWWWWWWWW ID NEVER DO THAT! The practising with condoms on polystyrene penises that were about 12inches long that had EVERY LAD SCARED, we was all like, ours aint this big. wtf's wrong :| and all looking at each other with "OH CRAP" faces. The stories that came out in year 11, about which girls did what. all the stories of my "FRIEND" did this, and my "FRIEND" did that, that they knew it was actually them that did it Was such a laugh And the geeks looking disgusted that anyone mentioned the word penis in class and that people actually leave their front doors for other reasons other than school Good times
I think it was in the debate thread. But it's been inactive since October. Sex ed was pretty funny, considering I went to a conservative Christian school (which explains alot) One of the funnier moments was when one of the girls in my class was sleeping, and when the teacher called out her name her instincts told her to shoud out "Use a condom!" to which the whole class burst out laughing. I think sex ed should be taught, but not at the pre-pubescent stage. At probably not until graduation. There's only so much one can learn about the vas deferens. And teachers should encourage their students to take up further questions with their parents. Not only will funny awkward conversations ensue, it would take the workload off the teachers for a while. And if it's also good as an excuse. If one of their students do catch an STD, their students can't blame it on ignorance. They'll have to blame it on thoughtlessness.
haha, if you think 12 inches was long, we had to practice on Brooms Was kinda funny and odd the first time And everybody was pulling the condoms over their head and blowing them up, too bad we only had a couple of those lessons ^^ We also had to think of like as much words that mean the same thing as penis and pussy We got some funny shit from that I think it's important to teacht those things to students as early as possible, not everybody starts experimenting at the same age and you do want to get hold on that group that starts a bit (or a lot) sooner than most.
I don't think sex ed is all that important. I mean, does anyone REALLY not know what a penis or a vagina is by the time they're in middle school? >_> What I'm trying to say is, with the advent of the Internet, kids are probably gonna find out all that stuff on their own by the time they reach sex ed.
Maybe, but who is going to tell them about safe sex? (not all parents have a sex talk with their children, at least not at an early age) Where are they going to learn about the possible diseases? I mean when kids look for penis or vagina on the internet, they'll most likely find some sort of porn or something, not in the first place how to do it safe.
Well yeah, learning anatomy wouldn't be a problem. It's learning about STDs and protection that need teaching. You can't hope that kids stumble upon a site that gives them information on STDs, that's just irresponsible, especially on something that could be with them for the rest of their lives.
My point is, you'd be surprised how much kids know by the time they're in middle school. Kids are learning more and more at younger and younger ages. I guess not everyone is going to know everything about safe sex and STDs by the time they're in middle school, but what I'm trying to say is, besides learning about the different types of STDs, most young teenagers know that you're supposed to wear a condom when having sex. I know that's not the ONLY things you learn, but most of it is irrelevant to most teens (conception, gestation, etc), mainly because, well they're male, or they won't be having kids in like at least 10 years, and by then they probably would have forgotten everything they learned.
You got a point indeed, maybe they should make Sex ed just a couple of hours class to give all the other information?
In my school district, we had very basic sex ed starting 4th grade, teaching what puberty was (since chicks start SOME changes that early) and what would happen. 5th/6th grade (depending on gender) we were taught basics of safesex, and in mddle school, we all had to take a class called 'Personal Family Development' (along with Health classes) which covered STDs, pregnancy, methods of birth control... things like that. I think the earlier the better, because at least they can't say they didn't know any better when they're 15 and pregnant.
I totally agree with Sex Ed in high school, that's where I learned the majority of the knowledge way back when. Its an awkward period for a lot of students.. but its important. We need good teachers though, I find that some of the teachers were too "ashamed" of talking about it. To implement proper sex ed, you need: 1) GOOD TEACHERS (Definition: those who are open to questions, and to actual teach sexual content with a good attitude) 2) Accurate unbiased knowledge (I went to a Catholic highschool and the only way they would discuss about "protection" was abstinence) 3) More focus on STD's 4) And a question period for all students to ask what they have on their minds. I know some of these things have been already done, but I believe that all together it will help students further understand sex. Yay!
LoL. The first thing comes to my mind is, i THOUGHT your(US) sex education is much more enjoyable and useful than the asian version. Okay, that wasn't so bad though. At least you can always ask around all over the Internet and many people would usually give you appropriate suggestions. So my answer is "Nah, we don't actually need it"
In our class years ago, every day we had to write a question about sex (or whatever you want if you had no questions) on a piece of paper then submit it into the box so people with questions wouldn't feel stupid. Someone in our class asked if a Cheetos bag was a reliable contraceptive. Other periods that mine had people asking about having sex with giraffes and shit.
Sex Ed in my high school was just a nurse coming into school and blabbing about STD's for an hour I think we were 15/16... The school never gave us the birds and the bees talk everyone was at it like rabbits anyway.
I like this and it's a great example of what questions can go through a kids head! (Now we don't want to see kids trying to have sex with giraffes in a zoo do we?
Well I think teaching them is wayy better then letting them figure it out for themselves.. It can make it super awkward for boys/girls if they really dont know anything about it.. And they definatly need to learn about all the changes from puberty.
I honestly don't even see why this is a big deal. Most guys start watching porn before they even teach sex ed in school so they are fine, girls i can't vouch for....lol. The important thing is obviously the birth control aspect/STD aspect since stats show this is clearly on the rise. If I am recalling correctly, 33% of women in NY have herpes.
First off... that statistic... No, just no -_- I don't even have to look it up. Just use your brain and you'll see that's ridiculous. I'm not sure what kind of school you go to, but if they're feeding you that information, it's sssoooo off. Yeah, I don't really care about sex ed in school, most people learn it outside of school anyways =.= But w/e. The Department of Education seems to think it's important, so why not.
i think the parents convey a better message about sex than a teacher would. i never paid attention in that class at all, it was so stupid [...]