Sex Ed: My History

I started learning about human sexuality in grade four and not its not what you think we didn't learn about sex right away. Instead we learned about puberty and the changes ours and the opposite sexes body was going through. The boys were separated from the girls to avoid any teasing or awkwardness. There was always an anonymous comment box so we didn't have to be embarrassed about asking question because everyone had to submit at least one question. Not only did the teacher talk about the changes our bodies were going through but we also watched a video that explained everything. The class was great and I learned a lot in a safe and open environment. The only down side about this class was that the video was from the 80's and it was hard for us to take it serious because they were dressed so goofy! We continued to learn about this same thing until grade 6. It was in grade 6 that I had one awful experience with the sex ed teacher. The teacher was a nurse and she was explaining my class of boys and girls about tampons. Someone had raised their hand and asked where a tampon goes. Instead of showing us a diagram or simply explaining the answer the teacher pointed to herself. It was disgusting and I will never forget it. She should have answered the question a different way. Then in grade 7 and 8 we mostly learned about male and female anatomy and STI's. We finally got into sex and relationships in grade nine. I feel that my sex education was set up very well though no program is completely perfect. If I could change anything I would do something differently then that teacher did in grade 6 and I would talk more about sex and the consequences and the psychological aspects starting in grade seven.