Sex education in the usa

[DerBear]

hi i just spent that last 20 mins on the p101 chatroom explaining to people from the usa what counts as losing your virginity and they siad its confusing

so in scotland or at least at my school we got given sex education form when we were 8 years old when do people in the usa get it when they are 15 god sake it is not hard concept to understand but it was like talkiing to 5 year olds any rant part over

so anyway in scotland at my school we got sex education form 8 years old onwards when does people in the usa and the rest of the world get sex education

p.s justnoticed i place this in the wrong area can someone move it please

[ackmedsgirl666]

i got taught in grade 6
but i didn't need it. i think they should start teaching younger in canada. actually technically they have. in most public school here they are teaching it in grade 2 because by the time kids hit like 12-13 they are already trying it when they don't even understand it.

[Cobalt]

I got it when I was in 5th grade but don't think I really paid attention as I don't remember learning anything eventually I just learned it on my own the internet helped a lot.

[anonymous53]

Uh, our school distract never taught us Sex ed. It was basically just "Don't have sex"
Really though, you find out about it pretty easily

[UnknownError]

Yah Im from Scotland aswell and we started it properly in Primary 5 so I was about 10 maybe?

Tbh they just tell us what we already know. :/

[Boxerbriefs96]

Well, there was one school in Minnesota that started to give a whole run through about sex to 6 year olds.

[Syvelocin]

Teen Sexuality :arrow: Education and Careers

Probably fits best here.

[Perseus]

Uh, our school distract never taught us Sex ed. It was basically just "Don't have sex"
Really though, you find out about it pretty easily

That's how my school system is. Though, in fifth grade they did a run down on penises and vaginas and circumcision, etc. The South is full of prudes. Our sex education is based on scare tactics, such as STDS (which is not a bad thing to inform us about. But they take it to a whole new level) and promote abstinence (again, not a bad thing, but whole new level). They don't even talk about safe sex, etc.

[EarthToBryan]

I was given sex ed in 6th grade, way too late in my opinion, but the parents hold their kids back because somehow they think that if they don't learn how sex works, they won't have it. It really just means that they won't have it safely. Shielding your kids from "Adult" topics just means you are too afraid to tell them yourself.

[JackOfClubs]

I didn't have any sex ed til Freshman year of high school.
Its not like I even learned anything anyway.

[Starlight Blaze]

Uh, our school distract never taught us Sex ed. It was basically just "Don't have sex"
Really though, you find out about it pretty easily

same for me really
I mean, we got a little bit last year (9th grade)
but I learned most of it from my parents and (younger) brother (I know embarrasing)
and I sorta understood around prolly 10 or so
but i think they should start in school around 6th grade

[theatregeek]

I learned about the birds and the bees in fifth grade, so about ten years old when I started learning about sex and condoms and junk. I didn't learn about the risks of sex in depth until 13. I knew some stuff before that, but not a lot. Then I also learned more at 15 when I took health class in high school. And until recently, you had to be a senior to take that class. Since last year, anyone can take it now, which is good but I think everyone should take it as early as possible.

[RoseyCadaver]

Saidly at my school I've learned on my on(no i didn't have sex xD).It's sad that some parents want to retard society by not teaching kids about sex-ed.We would have less teen pregnancies and that means less abortion.

[MustangRacer35]

My school had a puberty talk in the 5th grade (age 10) and then had sex talks in the 7th (age 12) and 10th grades (age 15). There might have been one when I was in the 9th grade but I can't remember for sure.

[Sporadica]

I learned about it in the 6th grade mid way through in Canada, it was a 3 class session and a few times we actually saw what sex actually looked like on video (yes porn). I distinctively remember seeing a penis head ejaculate inside a vagina, like a camera was inside! it seems kinda funny now that I remember it.

[LifeisLife]

In Holland you dont really get sex education. In the area I live in in Holland we learn things through friends (like some people know things and tell others) and basically we learn from scratch but we all know that you have to use condoms and not to have sex at an early age and always to be careful and all of that.

[AutumnDae]

In 7th grade health you touch briefly on sex ed. Always taught that abstinence is best, and STDs are touched on very minimally.

In high school health (which is anywhere from 9th grade to 12th grade, depending on where it fits into your schedule) you go into more detail on sex ed. Learn the facts about birth control methods, and rule out some myths.