tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9031551.post115348878419982883..comments2023-10-07T04:13:04.862-04:00Comments on Katie-Katie, Mama-Lady: Sex Ed., or Lack ThereofEditor in Chiefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17844485244975105326noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9031551.post-1153705263228962682006-07-23T21:41:00.000-04:002006-07-23T21:41:00.000-04:00Tim Smith, that seems like a good way to get kids ...Tim Smith, that seems like a good way to get kids not to have sex. <BR/><BR/>I didn't have health in high school until I was a senior.Editor in Chiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17844485244975105326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9031551.post-1153704357823735472006-07-23T21:25:00.000-04:002006-07-23T21:25:00.000-04:00Yup, a male coach taught our health class. Our sm...Yup, a male coach taught our health class. Our small town was so conservative that he skipped the STD chapter and there was no talk of sex. So what did I learn in health? A lot about stretching and basketball.<BR/><BR/>In 9th grade biology we learned about the reproductive system and watched the child birth video. No discussion of how the kid got there to begin with, just a not so subtle, "girls, this is how you will screaming shortly after you have sex. Boys, this is a vagina, doesn't look like something you want to mess with, right?" Hooray for Texas Panhandle conservatives.<BR/><BR/>No one in my class got pregnant, but in my sister's class (the class behind us) had 7 of the 16 girls in the class get pregnant. Ridiculous.Timmie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14690121427691386741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9031551.post-1153508628591697242006-07-21T15:03:00.000-04:002006-07-21T15:03:00.000-04:00Bubba, you are not allowed to know about a woman's...Bubba, you are not allowed to know about a woman's body. It's for your own good.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of women not knowing their own bodies, I worked for an OB/GYN years ago and a woman called who had received her "yearly reminder" card to come in for a Pap smear. She insisted she didn't need a Pap because she had had a hysterectomy - her words to me were, "I don't even HAVE a vagina!" Hmmmm.....Jillie Bean (AKA Bubba's Sis)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09255965229568186791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9031551.post-1153504699338428642006-07-21T13:58:00.000-04:002006-07-21T13:58:00.000-04:00I still don't know about a woman's body. Someone,...I still don't know about a woman's body. Someone, please teach me!<BR/><BR/>Why not give kids all the facts. Kids are smarter than you think. Treat them like adults, maybe they will act like adults.Editor in Chiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17844485244975105326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9031551.post-1153500431313318902006-07-21T12:47:00.000-04:002006-07-21T12:47:00.000-04:00I agree with that. It should be the parents' resp...I agree with that. It should be the parents' responsibility but all too often they don't do their jobs in many areas. Unfortunately many things fall on teachers/schools. We had the 5th grade girls class/boys class. I'm not sure what the boys learn. We learned about our "periods." <BR/><BR/>In high school we got no sex ed thru curriculum. I was Student Council president and tried to get the staff to let us bring in people to talk to us or do a sex ed week or something. I got told no...that would only encourage teens to have sex. Right...have you seen the pregnant girls around here? I think they've figured it out on their own. That's what you get in the country, I guess.cjmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02010307698215832511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9031551.post-1153500087527097872006-07-21T12:41:00.000-04:002006-07-21T12:41:00.000-04:00I'm pretty sure our health class was taught by a m...I'm pretty sure our health class was taught by a male coach, too, but I can honestly say I have no recollection of it whatsoever. How sad is that! It either didn't make a big impression on me or my CRS Disease is kicking in. Let me put my age in perspective for ya'll - when I was in HIGH SCHOOL they were just learning about what AIDS is. I never learned about AIDS as an STD in school. <BR/><BR/>I couldn't agree with you more, katielady - kids today need to have the correct information, and sadly, they need it before 7th grade. Kids grow up too fast these days, and there are junior high kids getting pregnant now. And as parents, we should NOT just leave it up to the school to inform our kids - it is OUR RESPONSIBILTIY to give our kiddos the correct information!Jillie Bean (AKA Bubba's Sis)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09255965229568186791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9031551.post-1153494538142919802006-07-21T11:08:00.000-04:002006-07-21T11:08:00.000-04:00I wasn't in TX, but ours was taught by a coach too...I wasn't in TX, but ours was taught by a coach too. I mostly remember it being about the different STD's. Very exciting.Pigshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10808308057095231750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9031551.post-1153491558314170802006-07-21T10:19:00.000-04:002006-07-21T10:19:00.000-04:00I would have to agree with you. I can't tell you ...I would have to agree with you. I can't tell you how many times I've found/figured out something new and said, "Geez, why didn't somebody tell me that?!?" See, and I just thought I hadn't paid enough attention in the "girls' class" in 4th grade. And I think the "sex-ed" in high school health consisted of one day in class where we watched a movie.angelqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568683266271907296noreply@blogger.com