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What are your thoughts on teaching sex-ed in middle school?
Just want to see what people think about one of the latest controversies on the news.
#1 12.11.11
#2 10.23.13 EDD
Re: What are your thoughts on teaching sex-ed in middle school?
What kind of sex ed?
We had some form of sex ed body stuff since 3rd grade and I went to catholic school (granted i went to bizarro catholic school i.e. jewish teachers, gay teachers, we learned about evolution). At no point do i remember the discussion penis went into vagina. And honestly i don't remember when i learned this?
But my senior year of public high school we had straight up good old fashion sex ed where i learned condoms & birth control weren't the only options out there, i think the best time for that kind would have been freshman year of high school.
Agreed.
Lachute, they didn't go into too much detail yet about the curriculum (but did mention that the principal would be deciding what would be taught and who would teach it) but I imagine it would be very clinical and that they would talk about condoms and birth control.
Also, I think it's unrealistic to wait until kids reach high school (as freshman) before sex ed is discussed. Kids are sexually active much earlier now. I recall taking health class in middle school (grades 6-8) and I remember them touching on the basics of female and male anatomy and biologically how things worked.
#1 12.11.11
#2 10.23.13 EDD
i was in 4th or 5th grade at a public school in mn and it started. not so much the sexy time sex ed; but the these are girl parts and what they do and these are boy parts and what they do. when they get together at the right time a baby is made. middle school/end of grade school makes sense to me since this is when most kids hit puberty and their bodys start changing.
i will always remember julie's story (awesomely horrible movie), the accompanying booklet with your period calendar, and the sample pack of hygeine products sponsored by kotex.
I've met 15 year old girls who are post-partum, and 17 year olds who are on their 3rd kid.
I am a huge supporter of comprehensive sex-eduation as early as possible.
I'm not stupid i know some kids have sex earlier then 14, but i think it is when i could mentally retain the information told. Like all about contraceptions out there! Again we learned about penis and vaginas starting in 3rd grade but i just remember to feelings of being embarrassed more then learning about what was really going on.
Our sex ed teacher was fabulous, i loved when people would ask about certain things, she would say things like you know depends how adventurous you get and would then talk about anal and oral sex. Also a kid in the glass put spemicide in his mouth. yeah i won't forget that.
In 5th grade (Catholic school), they split up the girls and the guys and spoke with us seperately about Puberty. The girls got a take home pack with a pad, some info and deoderant. Boys got deoderant and info. I remember feeling mortified walking around with a pad in my school bag.
In 7th grade, we learned together in Science class about girl parts, boy parts, and what happens when they get together. They also showed a video of a woman delivering a baby. Full hairy vag shot and all. Not once were condoms mentioned or any birth control contraceptives.
We didn't have Health Ed in highschool until Sophmore year and at that point, I was already knocked up. Even with sex ed, they never ever mentioned condoms or birth control.
I would be ok with MIddle School kids learning about sex ed. I think most importantly, these kids need to know about condoms and birthcontrol and where they can go to get it if they don't feel comfortable buying it themselves.
I am a teacher in NJ in a building that houses grades 2-6, and I teach 4th grade. Here is how it works in my district. Everything is taught by the school nurse, but I do let parents know about it at back to school night so they can go over things with their child at home if they wish. The parents also fill out a permission slip for their child to participate.
4th grade- Boys and girls are taught separately about their respective anatomy
5th grade- Boys and girls are taught separately about the opposite sex
6th grade- They are taught together and learn how men and women work together to create a baby
I am not sure what happens in 7th grade and up though.
This exactly.
I absolutely think it should be taught. I have a friend who is a health ed teacher in middle school and has kids that are sexually active. Where else are they going to learn this info because in many, many cases it's not happening at home. I know I didn't get it at home. My tv/movie viewing was heavily monitored and if it had sex in it, I wasn't seeing it (until HS at least). I was pretty confused by all of it in general, but in 5th grade, we did the "ask any question anonymously" game and some kid asked if you could have sex with your clothes on. I think that's when it also all came together in my mind. In 4th grade, we had the period video with Andrea McArdle but I didn't know what sex was at that point.
And then in 6th grade, we had the whole male/female parts and the birth video. I'll never forget receiving a handout with a cartoon drawing of a man naked. He looked like Scott Baio and my friend drew pants on him because it was disturbing. LOL.
Obviously, kids know a lot more at a younger age now so by middle school, they should be ready for the scientific info and contraception.