...They shouldn't call it sex ed then, since it's more like a health class. *Puzzled* I went to a private school during sex ed. We actually had a really, really good class; it was combined with a Health class. Just part of what they taught us. So they had this woman who works at teenage pregnancy centers or whatever come in and help teach us. She stressed that our bodies are our own, and that we shouldn't let anyone tell us when we can and can't have sex. She said that it was something that felt crazy good, yes, but that we should also be very careful about when and who we have sex with, because it shouldn't be meaningless, and there was also always chances of STD's. But I like how she was so liberal. ^^ She also talked a great deal about hygiene, so she had me rootin' for her. XD
We had slide shows on STD's; how they looked, their symptoms, etc. Of course, not all. Some of them would've fainted if we had done that, lol. THe girls went outside and downstairs when it was the guy' side of STD's; ditto the guys for the girl's. Some of the weaker girls (I don't mean mentally or anything) were actually throwing up. I was, like, the only one taking notes like we were supposed to. XD
*Laughs* If I were president, I'd just change how they taught sex ed classes, and I'd teach it sooner then most places do (please, highschool and middle school? Few are that innocent by then!). *Shrugs* There's so much people need to know, and it really is a lot better to learn in from the right resources then result to other methods, which may include experimenting on your own. Not that there's anything wrong with that, it's just that so many kids don't realize so much of what they should know. I could care less if they have sex; as long as they have the knowledge they need.
^^; Yeah, I'm the type of person who wants things done my way when I say so. (Boy have I learned patience about that!) Hence, I get into lots of... colorful debates.
But I can be quieted with the knowledge it will may an impact, just...not when and how I wanted, perhaps. But then I can look back over the years, and I realize that sometimes, it's those kinds of victories that makes those little victories so damn wonderful.
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Date: 2008-06-15 01:03 pm (UTC)I went to a private school during sex ed. We actually had a really, really good class; it was combined with a Health class. Just part of what they taught us. So they had this woman who works at teenage pregnancy centers or whatever come in and help teach us. She stressed that our bodies are our own, and that we shouldn't let anyone tell us when we can and can't have sex. She said that it was something that felt crazy good, yes, but that we should also be very careful about when and who we have sex with, because it shouldn't be meaningless, and there was also always chances of STD's. But I like how she was so liberal. ^^ She also talked a great deal about hygiene, so she had me rootin' for her. XD
We had slide shows on STD's; how they looked, their symptoms, etc. Of course, not all. Some of them would've fainted if we had done that, lol. THe girls went outside and downstairs when it was the guy' side of STD's; ditto the guys for the girl's. Some of the weaker girls (I don't mean mentally or anything) were actually throwing up. I was, like, the only one taking notes like we were supposed to. XD
*Laughs* If I were president, I'd just change how they taught sex ed classes, and I'd teach it sooner then most places do (please, highschool and middle school? Few are that innocent by then!). *Shrugs* There's so much people need to know, and it really is a lot better to learn in from the right resources then result to other methods, which may include experimenting on your own. Not that there's anything wrong with that, it's just that so many kids don't realize so much of what they should know. I could care less if they have sex; as long as they have the knowledge they need.
^^; Yeah, I'm the type of person who wants things done my way when I say so. (Boy have I learned patience about that!) Hence, I get into lots of... colorful debates.
But I can be quieted with the knowledge it will may an impact, just...not when and how I wanted, perhaps. But then I can look back over the years, and I realize that sometimes, it's those kinds of victories that makes those little victories so damn wonderful.