What kind of sex education did/do you get in school? Was/is it sufficient?

Question

What are your views on what should be taught in school?

Please also say WHERE you went/go to school.

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Answer 1

UK, in the 70's
sex education was part of biology (a seperate subject at my school)
The education was very 'mechanical' - it was all about sperms meeting eggs and barrier control - strong on consequences ... nothing about emotions or techniques.

but, I had 3 older brothers and, by age 12, I had seen a fair share of hardcore skin books, and had read 'The Joy of Sex' and 'The Karma Sutra' (a very, very boring book, apart from the illustrations, believe me).

I am in favour of a good sex education.
Abstinence is not a solution to teen sex, and should not be taught except in a very general way (ie , 'other things you may want to consider')
Religion and Sex should never be taught together - in any way shape or form.

Answer 2

While others my age went to schools that dispensed condoms and provided smoking areas, I lived in a small, rural town in Alabama, which is part of The Deep South in the United States. I remember that our instruction consisted of the following, in paraphrase: "The safest sex is no sex, which is fine, because that's what God commands. And I know what they say: We're not supposed to talk about God in school. But the only problem I can see is if someone here is Jewish. Is anyone here Jewish? Anybody? No? Okay, then let's move on."

Answer 3

I went to a catholic school in Glasgow in the 90's. We were taught in science about male and female reproductive organs but that was it. Luckily I had a great mum who told me everything I needed to know.

All the girls had a class when we got to 14 to tell us about "womens monthly issues" but nothing else. Boys didn't get any talk.

I don't have children myself so maybe I would change my mind when if I did, but we had a high number of school girl pregnancies so I think sex eduction should be taught from the start of secondary school and it should be in depth. It should cover pregnancy, STD's and relationships.

I personally believe it should be parents who teach sex education, but because so many don't I think schools need to help.

Answer 4

went to school in Virginia Beach, Virginia and Yorktown, Virginia in the late 70's through mid '80s.

Sex-Ed was surprisingly thorough. It started with hygiene and the changes your body makes in about 4th grade and advanced on up to Senior year with specifics on STDs and birth control. Only the mechanics and physical were covered--sexuality itself and the emotions involved were not covered as a part of the OFFICIAL curriculum--but those topics were part of the class discussion. Sex-Ed was also not a separate class but part of the health and biology classes.

Answer 5

i think probably the technicalities were sufficient but sex isnt just a means to an end, its all part of a loving relationship and all of that was left unsaid.
it might be different now and i hope it is.
i was at school late 60's thru 70's in wolverhampton

Answer 6

went to a catholic school in the UK. so no sex education whatsoever lesson-wise, but got educated by carol l******** in the 2nd floor teacher's toilets and the woods behind the playing fields.
the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. sex with a loving partner is wonderful, but sex with anyone is usually pretty wonderful too. it's too late to tell teenagers to abstain from sex, it is too deeply woven into our culture. it would be like saying you can't drive your car any more; it can't be done, you can't unscramble an egg.
teach responsible sex, contraception, STDs. also most important; girls, he doesn't love you. the vast majority of boys are incapable of loving until they are in their mid twenties, also he will tell all of his friends the details real or imagined. if he is in his mid twenties and the girl is in her early teens he doesn't love you, he just can't get women his own age.
boys; i know it may seem like fun at the time, but having sex with someone who is so drunk or stoned that they can't give proper consent, or someone you have to pressure and emotionally blackmail, is basically wrong. if you have any form of conscience it will haunt and scar you in later life

Answer 7

schools nowadays doesnt want to show the right way to have sex..

mine was when they talk, saying this, that than boys and girls were seperated..

its kinda dumb, they never talked bout condoms and all that..

that explains why many teens nowdays getting prenant and all that, than they put the blame on teens that had sex rather than the ones who teaches at school.

kids will f u c k, its just right if you show them how to do it the right way..

if you ask me, kids nowadays didnt learnt it from school, but from their friends just like how it did to me..

ps i lived in the uk btw, im 20 yrs of age..

Answer 8

I got tangled in a knot the last time?

Embarrassed Nessie!

Answer 9

I was taught by Nun's! You can tell from that what kind of non-exisistant SE I had.

Answer 10

The sex education i got was rubbish,we had one half hour lesson,that's it. No wonder there is so many teen pregnancies in this country.