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[silvia_duchessa]

OMG THIS IS SUCH WIN. The capital city of Montana have proposed comprehensive and age-appropriate sex education starting in kindergarten. this awesome article talks about why this is so awesome; I know British parents can be prissy, and that American parents can be downright ridiculous when it comes to their kids learning sex-ed, and that as a

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[ascendant_angel]

I don't know why sex education is still a hit and miss thing in schools, I was lucky that at age 10 my junior school did a pretty good job, my parents were sure shocked when I came home with my work book showing a lovely hand drawn picture of just what goes where, but I think they were relieved it was out of their hands. In senior school it was a different matter the teacher was clearly embarrassed and just told us to read the text book. No one mentioned emotions once, It's been what 15 years since then and schools still cant get there act together.

[silvia_duchessa]

Your primary school sex-ed = win. Kids NEED to know these things - even I genuinely did not completely know when where til sometime in secondary school.

Embarassment is the biggest thing after religion that stops sex ed, I think. Parents just can't discuss it with their baby, and teachers get massively awkward talking about condoms and erections and STDs to a bunch of horny or hysterical teenagers (cause who DOESN'T laugh in a sex-ed lesson?) We need teachers who are properly trained for this, cause it's SO important.

[ascendant_angel]

We need teachers who are properly trained for this, cause it's SO important.

Couldn't agree with you more, this is exactly what we need. Except I did get a few classes on STDs and no one laughted probally because we were all asleep, the teacher just droned on montone, and failed to impart on us that we did actually need to know this stuff. Of course I know now but then, I didn't think they were all that comon.

[isil_helyanwe]

Chlamydia is so prevalent in 16-25 year olds that my council gives out HMV vouchers to anyone in that age bracket who takes a test for it. I've had so much music paid for by Westminster City Council. My consistent lack of STDs may be the reason local government is so in debt

[silvia_duchessa]

YOUR COUNCIL = WIN.

My consistent lack of STDs may be the reason local government is so in debt. LMFAO

[hippiebanana132]

This, so much.

I know a girl who went to Catholic school and she spends about five months a year thinking she's pregnant because she's convinced she is every time she has sex, even if he wore a condom, she's on the pill and she's having her period.

I hate Catholic sex ed. Plus, you don't get to do all those horribly embarrassing things like have who-can-put-the-condom-on-fastest competitions with those weird blue plastic penises, or go around "mixing bodily fluids" with your class (read: pouring milk into other people's test tubes. Not a euphemism). Or having sex ed with a teacher called Miss Blower. No joke. Those were formative times. xD

[silvia_duchessa]

Ooh, hello! :D

Man poor girl. Someone needs to give her a decent biology textbook :S

Your sex-ed sounds awesome XD My teacher was hilarious - he used to use a test tube and droop it then raise it up to demonstrate when we should put a condom on and he never once got awkward, in any of the lessons. What a man. Although we didn't have condom competitions...

I REMEMBER YOU TELLING ME ABOUT THE MILK + TEST TUBES THING WHEN IT HAPPENED!

Hahahaha Miss Blower. Win. She must have been alright though, as you're not pregnant (yet).