Periods and s*x Education

Question

I'm curious. I just read a case study from the 80s about young girl's experiences growing up,especially in schools. From what I learned, in the 80s, many young girls had scarce any proper and elaborate information from their parents about what would happen to their bodies, least of all the teachers. Several girls had all their s*x education just by watching bunnies mate in s*x-segregated classrooms, and as soon as they had it, were quickly ushered out of sight to the nearest female teacher for a private trip to the bathroom...so ignorance was pretty much rampant about this most natural thing in the world.

I was lucky enough to have teachers that are very thorough. Though, when I was ten and still in a public american school, they actually segregated us girls to watch a pro-life vid about periods, where they actually termed a unfertilized egg as 'The Baby', and even described it that when the period comes, the baby and the uterus wall DIES.

Luckily, when I had to transfer to an english school I had it again later at 13, where the teachers showed us (in a mixed class) about why we get periods, acne, body hair, addam's apples, and how s*x and fertilization works. We literally saw Everything.

As for home, my mother practically asked me everyday if I had my period since I turned 11.

However, I realize I am just a small percent of a whole world population.

So, this leads me to my point of the question: How had been your s*x education?

Answer 1

Pretty good.

My mother always asks me when I get my period. And my father gave me a three hour talk on the three x*x's when I was eleven. s*x, drugs and drinking.

❀ M ❀

Answer 2

we were s*x seperated and went into the auditorium (if we didn't have gym) then they told us basics they didn't describe anything so i don't know very much b/c my mom won't tell me anything, i had to ask her why every one in my school laughs when someone says owosso, home of the trojans!

bsically u don't learn much.

Answer 3

No jokes, we had a flaming homosexual (who was actually an RE teacher doubling as a s*x Ed teacher) who broke the ice by telling a story that ended with "...and she ended up with a pearl necklace," hahah. But when he was serious he was pretty thorough, and he was informal so nobody had any qualms about asking him anything that we wanted to know. It was a testament to him that a male managed to make a class of all girls (it was a single s*x grammar school) feel comfortable passing around diaphragms and putting condoms on p***s shaped test tubes and what-not. Although by that point nearly everyone seemed to know it all anyway, tbh.  

Answer 4

My mother told me early and often and I was never embarassed to ask her questions. The school class was ridiculously  ineffective.

"where they actually termed a unfertilized egg as 'The Baby', and even described it that when the period comes, the baby and the uterus wall DIES. "

I trust you know how incorrect this is.

Answer 5

my mom told me a lot of stuff, mostly in 2nd grade to start. [my sister was born then, so i was curious, i guess. lol.]  then when s*x ed started in school, she gave me more info before the classes, and the s*x ed classes have always been snoozers for me.  

my teachers were always good about being open, too.  they were never embarrassed, which is really good.  i think s*x ed has come a long way from the 80s.

Answer 6

in the 5th grade they separated the boys and the girls and showed us a video about puberty and we did s*x ed in health in the 6th grade

Answer 7

My mom basically came home from work one day with pamphlets she had picked up in the bathroom about periods, safe s*x, etc.

As for in school, we did an entire 2 week unit on it in 7th grade health class. It was co-ed and quite awkward as i remember. Watched some videos where kids asked questions and a doctor answered. That was about it, as the teacher was freakishly nice and scared everybody.

In high school, we did a longer, more elaborate unit (also co-ed). This was much more informational and relaxed. The teacher was much more realistic and funny. She paired us up and had us do skits about saying no in front of the class. While this was awkward, it lightened the mood! She showed us lots of videos and pictures (some i'd have rather not seen...genital warts? yuckkkk.)

anyway. thats about it.  

Answer 8

well i remember my mother handing me book when i was 9 on s*x but i don't re call her ever talk to me about it.

in the sixth grade or seventh grade ( middle school) was the first time i learned about about the female body how it work and the male too.

i knew about birth control but it never really clicked in my head.

i didn't learn about the rest of the protection until my Junior year of high school (i think)

thats where i realized that i was lucky i never had a boy friend or else something could have happen to me  

Answer 9

My s*x education was limited. My mother didn't talk to me about it much and I was afraid to ask her because when my older sister did, she jumped down her neck assuming she was having s*x. And at my schools, we had s*x education in fifth grade for about 2 weeks and all it did was tell us that s*x is "a very adult thing to do, and you shouldn't do it before you are married." Then in high school health, which was a semester long, they touched on it again for two weeks, but they just explained puberty, they didn't touch on s*x that much and when they did it was that "it's a normal thing adults do. we wouldn't be here without it. but kids like you shouldn't do it because you aren't yet married." so it was just one big waste of time. I listened to my mom however and abstained. And I'm glad I did because if I decided not to, I would've been screwed.

Answer 10

s*x ed in year five, seperated to talk about periods, and the teacher said she was gunna bring a clean pair of pants in incase a girl came on lol. More in year 6, told about s*x. My mum told me about it. Funnily enough nobody said that girls 'enjoy' s*x. I was just brought up to believe that people did it just to get pregnant, not for pleasure.

Answer 11

I have had s*x ed since i was bout 9 in year 4 at schools that was separated and we just learnt periods etc but no s*x then in year 5 when i was bout 10 we were separted for another period lesson then another lesson on s*x

then in year 6 we had mixed bout puberty and in year 7 we were learnt graphics of s*x and watched a video of a women giving birth ( it was used to scare us from having s*x at a young age )

in year 8 and 9 i didnt learn anything but had the district nurse in about contraception

my mum has always asked if i wanted to no anything or was unsure and when i had any stomach cramps and stuff etc she said that it may be my period and if i did start to tell her

i am now 14

Answer 12

well i just kinda found out by reading books on the subject. my parents never gave me the talk just just asked if i knew and i said i did.