Sex ed

[pne]

In an entry in mock_the_stupid, I found this comment:

I had a Catholic latin teacher and her attitude to sex was that you should wait until you're married. However, if you don't then this is what you need to know. It was the most sensible perspective I've ever heard.

I think I like the way that was phrased and it sounds like a viewpoint I could hold.

Comments

[robnorth.livejournal.com]

Classic piece of advice. "Rule #1: Be good. Rule #2: If you're not going to be good, be careful."

I think all sex ed should follow this. None of the "abstinence only" crap, where the evidence is that teen sexual activity, pregnancy, and STD rates go up when that's all that's taught. But also none of the "do whatever you want, it's OK, no matter what your parents or church taught you", either.

Rule #1: If nobody had sex outside of marriage, there'd be no STD's and no unwanted pregnancies. (Gross oversimplification, but you know what I mean.)

Rule #2: If you choose to have sex outside of marriage, then you're at risk for STD's and unwanted pregnancies. Here are things you can do to minimise (not eliminate) your risk.

Shame common sense is so dang uncommon ...

[haela.livejournal.com]

my mother is catholic and she had the same attitude. further she taught me that i cant hold non-catholics to the same standards as i hold catholics.. they have their own business with god.

[tungol.livejournal.com]

That sounds like what my parents taught me [I was homeschooled] about sex. I think it's a very sensible attitude.

[papertygre.livejournal.com]

I attended a Catholic elementary school, and they did have a sex ed class once a year, despite its being a Catholic school. I always thought that was a wise and sensible decision for them to make, even though it must have been hard for them to stomach. (Of course the sisters didn't teach these classes; they had the lay teachers or substitutes do it.)