Sex Ed in Irish schools

Who the hell is Sex Ed, and what's he doing in our schools?

Ultimate Chin wrote: »

Apparently he's only doin some of the nations children
Picky cnut

Ah, he'll be Sex Reg before too long then.

Have to say I find this a bit bizarre, and your principal's attitude is shocking. I got sex ed in 6th class, during biology classes in secondary school and a talk about contraception, abortion, rape, etc. in 6th Year. Granted, I practically knew everything by about fifth class ( and most people in my year were more than likely already sexually active in secondary school), but still, it sounds a hell of a lot better than what your school offers.

I feel like I'm back in the Eighties right now- ****e weather, recession and teaching school girls that contraception other than the rythmn method will make you infertile. :rolleyes: Hell, it's more like the Fifities.

I attended a convent primary and secondary school.

In 6th class, a girl asked a teacher something about sex (I think it was something to do with orgasms or something, can't quite remember). That evening, the nun, who was the Principal asked that all 6th classes be brought into one classroom as she needed to speak with us. She told us all (we were all so red-faced and embarassed) that it was 'a very important and special time' for us as females, that our bodies were going to be changing and that we were going to become women. Thing was she never told us what 'was going to be changing'. NExt day a note went home, inviting parents and children to a 'talk' about a week later in the school hall. It was a nurse who gave the talk - we were so embarassed with our parents.

In 1st year, secondary school, we got another sex education talk. Strangely enough most of this talk focused on periods. Seeing as most of us had started our periods by then, it was a bit useless, spending an hour shoulding a massive, blown up diagram, projected onto the wall of how to insert and then remove a tampon. We were then given free samples. I always remember our class teacher telling us 'if ye don't want to use them, you can always give them to your Mother or sister for a present'. In our CSPE class after the 'talk' we were to discuss what went on in the 'talk. This was even more embarassing as our class teacher, who was to take us for CSPE was involved in examining the oral examinations for French and was out of school, so the German exchange teacher who was in our class decided she'd take it upon herself to discuss the talk with us: went into every detail of when 'she started her period' etc. It was cringeworthy and I was sitting at the top of the class that day and she was looking right at me.

Later on in 5th/6th year we had a talk on HIV/AIDS and STIs and also a talk from Americans who had either sworn to celibacy until marriage.

I remember sex education in 6th class.

It was mostly about developing ourselves as people, our diet and pictures of sprem penetrating an egg. Then we had one in 2nd year I think and that was even less informative.

I don't think it's really the school's job though. :pac:

HouseHippo wrote: »

Then you could imagine my surprise when I was told that the rhythm method is the best form of contraception :eek::eek::eek:

Im 23 and I have never heard of the rhythm method....?? Is that just another word for the missionary position? I think teaching 17yr old girls about sex is both an insult to the teachers, because they know the girls know far more than they are letting on and its just wasting time, and an insult to the girls because they should know how their body works at that age....doesnt mean they should have sex, thats their choice, they should just know about it

I got the period talk at the end of 2nd year, so was just going on 15 :P very helpful, yep.

Around the same time we got to watch a video of a man and a woman in spandex with arrows showing their "changes" and a video of a baby being born. Then quickly told that only happens after you're married, so you don't need to worry about contraception. :mad:

TY got a talk from Americans about saving yourself for marriage which went down like a lead balloon, but some teachers applauded them. :rolleyes: My lovely biology teacher went into detail about different contraceptive methods in 6th year, which was probably too late, but hey, she tried, and was frank and scientific about it.

We never got sex ed. Not in primary not in secondary.. None

In my school they don't even really teach sex ed, we're basically told "If you have sex, you WILL die."

I don't know why they get the nun to teach it tbh