12/2/09
Comment of the Week: The Sex Ed Teacher Blues

sex_ed_books_figleafphoto by our “wise guy” Figleaf

I have the privilege of teaching sex ed to my sixth graders.  However, there are so many limitations to what I can tell my kids.  It can be SO frustrating.  I am deeply spiritual and a devout Christian but I have no intention of forcing my beliefs on my kids.  I simply want them to know more than what the textbook includes like  self-pleasure and how men’s needs differ from women’s needs.  If I had had someone who was willing to be very open and frank about human sexuality when I was in junior high and high school, I don’t think I would have ended up pregnant as a teenager.  After growing up with so many misconceptions about sex I am very thankful for having a man in my life that has helped me to be relaxed and open to some wonderful possibilities sexually.  I remember getting so much misinformation about sex from friends, media, and my parents.  I would gladly welcome the parents of my students to sit in on a discussion about the sexual side of being human with my students.  They may have more questions than my students invariably do.

Brad’s Angel, commenting on the post “All I Really Needed to Know I Learned from Porn”