Sex ed teachers today?

Question

What is going on with sex ed teachers today? girls thinking they can get pregnant from a toliet seat or towel? Girls trusting a guy when he says "I'll pull out". Girls having no idea about their periods? Its sad that these girls and guys are having to ask complete strangers these questions. pre teens asking how to masturbate. male and female. are teachers and parents not talking to their children anymore? to all the kids out there reading this, ENJOY YOUR CHILDHOOD! stop having unprotected sex, talk to your parents, and for goodness sakes, ENJOY YOUR CHILDHOOD.

Answer 1

They are being told not to say much of anything because of the mistaken belief that it will lead kids to having sex. No one pays attention to the multiple studies that have shown that teens who go through abstinence ed are more likely to have sex and unsafe sex at that.

What's really sad is that if you look at some of the questions on here, teens are so uneducated about their bodies, they think normal things, like normal vaginal discharge, are abnormal. Teens should at least be given enough information so they know and understand their bodies.

Answer 2

Masturbating is part of childhood, at any age. So is playing "doctor", the time-honored way of learning about sex and sex differences.

But I've noticed from old sociology books that after WWII parents started trying to prolong childhood as long as possible. Part of that has been preserving their "innocence" (or ignorance). So today's parents grew up without the answers themselves (a girl here stated that her mother, a school teacher, told her she couldn't get pregnant before her first period).

Also, we seem to be in the grip of what I call the New Puritanism, where anything to do with sex is taboo, and kids playing "doctor" are now charged with sex crimes and condemned to a lifetime of psychiatric counseling. When we were freer, we were healthier, it seems.

Answer 3

I agree... it is really sad. In fact I don't even remember having a sex ed class in school.
But I think this place is a good way to ask questions you wouldn't be comfortable asking people you know.
Your comment on the towels and 'I'll pull out!' had me rofl-ing... how sad is that?

Answer 4

First off, I'm 15 and I know more than a lot adults, having helped raise my little sister, getting sex education in elementary school, and personal experience. What about the kids that don't have parents to talk to?? Or the ones that are too embarrassed to talk about sex and periods? This is every ones source of information! I would rather come on here and ask, rather than ask someone at home.

Answer 5

I hear that
I agree 100 %
I was so surprised how uneducated some teens could be
When I was young I knew alot I feel like some of these people are stupid and I really feel bad for them.
even some of the questions on yahoo answers i was shoked with some questions that young girls had.

Answer 6

STD's, possibly safe sex (depending on the district, but most still teach abstinence), a definition of homosexuality but that's about it.

Answer 7

i know really, its good to b educated on it but damn there was six grade girl when i was in it who had two abortions. now im in ninth and i go to a pretty high end public school and like 20 girls have gotten pregnant in the summer. i was shocked @ some of the girls too,

Answer 8

Most states have stopped teaching it and parents won't talk to their kids, or when they try to kids are too embarassed to listen.

Answer 9

i have learned about that in grades 5-8 and had assemblies about absinthe till marriage every year and probably will have it this year in 9th grade so i dont think anything is wrong at my school

Answer 10

ok u asked y we ask unknown peeps about this stuff? well i have an answer. We are all to scared to ask people we no. Im pure proof. look at my questions!