Yeah, I disagree with the teacher as well. I still like him quite a bit, though. That class is all about our personal lives and thoughts so if there were a class where it'd be okay to share your opinion, it'd be that. That's just what he was doing, he doesn't really try to push his beliefs on us. And I don't judge him for it, really, because I know that's just the way he was brought up.
And you're right, sex should be something that is shared between people who are very connected with one another. Not just any random stranger at any given time.
I also never said that it was the only way someone can feel loved. I love Amber (girlfriend / best friend) more than anything else in the world and have since the day I met her. We never did any of that until a year or so into the relationship. As I said in the last comment, I believe that waiting until we were both ready was the right choice.
I actually took a relationships class last semester and the sex unit was pretty big. At the end, our final was basically talking to the teacher about what we had learned and feedback. I told her that the class was extremely one sided. When we talked about relationships, we talked about abusive relationships and what victims should do. When we talked about sex, we talked about rape, the emotional tolls and all sorts of STDs you can get from doing it. I had told the teacher that we only focused on negative aspects of everything and we never really learned about the positives. I said that it seemed like the school was trying to scare us into not having sex (I'm sure most kids don't take that class too seriously though). She just said that we were an 'abstinence-based district' and that's part of the curriculum. I think a safe-sex approach would be far more effective and realistic for this day and age. I mean, I also know that most kids who have sex in high school are probably not doing because of how close they feel with someone, but rather just because they're horny...but still, it's much better to be safe and I wish our district (and most other schools) would realize that.
"I had told the teacher that we only focused on negative aspects of everything and we never really learned about the positives. I said that it seemed like the school was trying to scare us into not having sex (I'm sure most kids don't take that class too seriously though). She just said that we were an 'abstinence-based district' and that's part of the curriculum. I think a safe-sex approach would be far more effective and realistic for this day and age. I mean, I also know that most kids who have sex in high school are probably not doing because of how close they feel with someone, but rather just because they're horny...but still, it's much better to be safe and I wish our district (and most other schools) would realize that."
I agree with every single word that you said. You took the words right out of my mouth.. if I were to talk about that with someone else, that is. :P
Yeah, I didn't really get much out of that class that we hasn't been hammered with already. And it's not the teachers' faults, it's just the district saying what we can and can't learn. Kinda suckzzz.
And you're right, sex should be something that is shared between people who are very connected with one another. Not just any random stranger at any given time.
I also never said that it was the only way someone can feel loved. I love Amber (girlfriend / best friend) more than anything else in the world and have since the day I met her. We never did any of that until a year or so into the relationship. As I said in the last comment, I believe that waiting until we were both ready was the right choice.
I actually took a relationships class last semester and the sex unit was pretty big. At the end, our final was basically talking to the teacher about what we had learned and feedback. I told her that the class was extremely one sided. When we talked about relationships, we talked about abusive relationships and what victims should do. When we talked about sex, we talked about rape, the emotional tolls and all sorts of STDs you can get from doing it. I had told the teacher that we only focused on negative aspects of everything and we never really learned about the positives. I said that it seemed like the school was trying to scare us into not having sex (I'm sure most kids don't take that class too seriously though). She just said that we were an 'abstinence-based district' and that's part of the curriculum. I think a safe-sex approach would be far more effective and realistic for this day and age. I mean, I also know that most kids who have sex in high school are probably not doing because of how close they feel with someone, but rather just because they're horny...but still, it's much better to be safe and I wish our district (and most other schools) would realize that.
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I agree with every single word that you said. You took the words right out of my mouth.. if I were to talk about that with someone else, that is. :P
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