Sex Education survey?

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Marissa C

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I hear a lot of people here (especially in the parenting section) complaining about how the sex ed classes don't really teach anything. Personally I think it's the parents' job to teach their children about sex no the school systems. Anyway...these are my questions:

1. What grade were you taught sexual education?

2. What state did you go to school in?

3. What were you taught in this class?

4. Did you feel like you really learned anything?

I'll answer first.

1. 8th grade

2. California

3. We were taught about STDs, the names and purposes of the male and female reproductive organs, different types of birth control and how exactly pregnancy occurs (in technical terms as in how the fertilized egg implants in the uterus).

4. Yes, it was very informative.
Another question...if you had sex during your teenage years did taking sex-ed affect whether or not you used birth control?
 
1. 7 and 10 exclusively.

2. Nova Scotia, Canada

3. 7 taught about basic reproductive anatomy. 10 spoke of nothing but diseases, pregnancy, emotions and contraceptives.

4. Not really. I learned everything from a medical encyclopedia in grade 6.
 
1. What grade were you taught sexual education?
It was an ongoing thing, starting in the 5th grade and ending in 10th.

2. What state did you go to school in?
Oregon.

3. What were you taught in this class?
A range of things, appropriate to the age group. Earlier on, we were simply taught gender anatomy, expectations with puberty, and a heavy emphasis was placed on abstinence, and later on it focused more on safe sex and information about STIs and pregnancy.

4. Did you feel like you really learned anything?
I learned a great deal - while I would claim that the most valuable and useful information I learned relative to sex was borne mostly of my own investigation, the public school bit gave me a good starting point.
 
1. They started with it in the 4th grade for girls due to reproduction issues, and then did it again in 6th grade as a refresher course. Then once again in 7th grade.

2. California

3. About how the body works and about certain STD's

4. Not really, I already knew most of this stuff from talking to my mom.
 
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