Why did I not get taught this in school?

TiGeR KiNgS · 09-01-2013 08:51PM

Liam90 wrote: »

I didn't know you could get STI's from oral sex. Call me stupid but if i was never told so how could I know.

In fact I was not taught anything about STI's, Everything I know is from embarrassing bodies.

i'm sorry liam that you had to find out the hard way. but such is life.

Marsden · 09-01-2013 08:56PM

There's a clinic in Dublin that can check you out without having to go in, you just **** in to an envelope and post it to them.

wonderfulname · 09-01-2013 08:57PM

Czarcasm wrote: »

And therein you have just nailed the issue- the curriculum can only cover so much. Even the stay safe program kids are learning in schools nowadays has to be appropriate for the maturity of the class, so kids in infants learn about stranger danger, etc, while kids in sixth class have discussions about contraception and protection.

You cannot expect a teacher to get bogged down in the minutae of every single STI known to man (or woman!), you cannot expect that they would get bogged down in the individual potential and hypothetical circumstances of each and every one of their students.

Not really, I've seen excellent graphics covering all anyone needs to know on barrier protection condensed to an A3 poster, it's the same bits for everyone, safe sex isn't that complicated, getting prudes under religous patronage to discuss the topic frankly and relevantly is an ongoing struggle though.

3ndahalfof6 · 09-01-2013 08:58PM

Czarcasm wrote: »

And yet you've had perfectly legible posts up to now?

Just so you know- Dyslexia isn't an TIS.

Just so you know my spell check is on the blink, this is what I use to try to partake,

I am delighted to see you dont suffer from it, if I was to listen to you or Potter, I would never reply, because I know my words do not make sense sometimes,

I never said it was a TIS, I was trying to explain why I am shiit at spelling.

suicide_circus · 09-01-2013 09:02PM

Marsden wrote: »

There's a clinic in Dublin that can check you out without having to go in, you just **** in to an envelope and post it to them.

yeah great service so it is
The address is
Sean Sherlock TD
Dept of innovation & research
Kildare Street
Dublin 2

jimd2 · 09-01-2013 09:06PM

Senna wrote: »

I actually went to an STI clinic today and as i was sitting there waiting to be called, I noticed all the girls in the waiting room, some very nice looking and you just knew they all had more than their fair share of sausage in their time .
I thought to myself, "I wish my girlfriend was as dirty as some of these girls". Then I remembered she was and that's why I was there.

so you picked up an STI from your girlfriend? Ugh

You are welcome to her.

jimd2 · 09-01-2013 09:09PM

Liam90 wrote: »

I didn't know you could get STI's from oral sex. Call me stupid but if i was never told so how could I know.

In fact I was not taught anything about STI's, Everything I know is from embarrassing bodies.

so all you ever learned was at school and a few TV programmes?

Are you proud of this? I know that if it was me I wouldn't be broadcasting he fact!

If you are so lax you deserve any consequences that result.

Cee-Jay-Cee · 09-01-2013 09:11PM

I have a Subaru Impreza STI. Should I get it checked out???

Zebra3 · 09-01-2013 09:17PM

Marsden wrote: »

There's a clinic in Dublin that can check you out without having to go in, you just **** in to an envelope and post it to them.

Thought it was a radio station in Cork.

Czarcasm · 09-01-2013 09:21PM

wonderfulname wrote: »

Not really, I've seen excellent graphics covering all anyone needs to know on barrier protection condensed to an A3 poster, it's the same bits for everyone, safe sex isn't that complicated, getting prudes under religous patronage to discuss the topic frankly and relevantly is an ongoing struggle though.

Hmm, the whole "religious patronage" thing is (or should be!) a bit of a misnomer in all fairness.

I attended a CBS secondary education where in religion class we discussed issues like sexuality, contraception, abortion, taught by a lay person granted, but quite literally nothing was off limits for discussion. This was over 20 years ago. The one's who were actually prudish about it were the likes of little johnny down the back of the class because the teacher mentioned the words "breast" or "testicle", they'd break out in fits of giggles and interrupt the whole class!

Again I reiterate the point that not everything about sexuality could be covered by the curriculum, but I don't think teachers, nor religious ethos can be blamed for the lack of education about sexuality in society. Parents too have to take some of the blame, not to mention people who have no sense of personal responsibility that they could go off and do their homework themselves and in much the same way I did- read outside the curriculum and not just be dependent on the school to teach you what should for most people be a matter of common sense.

1ZRed · 09-01-2013 09:24PM

If by going by your username and you're 22/23, it's your own fault in fairness you didn't know that by now.

gurramok · 09-01-2013 09:43PM

jimd2 wrote: »

so all you ever learned was at school and a few TV programmes?

Don't be so hard

It depends in what era you went to school in. As a child of the 70's and 80's there was next to non-existent sex ed in my schools. We were taught how babies were conceived, that was it.

The rest about infections, diseases etc were taught from word of mouth excuse the pun and thats kids gossiping about it. This was well before widespread available books and the internet. The TV helped a bit during the AIDS epidemic but the TV was censored too back then, info was very scarce.

stmol32 · 09-01-2013 09:47PM

Senna wrote: »

I actually went to an STI clinic today and as i was sitting there waiting to be called, I noticed all the girls in the waiting room, some very nice looking and you just knew they all had more than their fair share of sausage in their time .
I thought to myself, "I wish my girlfriend was as dirty as some of these girls". Then I remembered she was and that's why I was there.

I was sitting in an STI clinic today and me Ma walked in :eek: I was so embarassed I didn't know where to look.

And then I remembered we're both doctors.

Zebra3 · 09-01-2013 09:51PM

stmol32 wrote: »

I was sitting in an STI clinic today and me Ma walked in :eek: I was so embarassed I didn't know where to look.

And then I remembered we're both doctors.

You've poor memory for a doctor.

stmol32 · 09-01-2013 09:53PM

Zebra3 wrote: »

You've poor memory for a doctor.

That's not very fair, memory loss is a well known symptom of syphillis

c_man · 09-01-2013 09:57PM

Our 'sex ed' mainly consisted of hearing about how ineffective condoms were. We were also given a prayer that asked God to bless your future wife and hope that she kept herself 'pure' for you.

Before anyone asks, I did the LC in 2002 not the 60's.

Absolutezero · 09-01-2013 10:01PM

Life saves the best lessons for when you leave school.

Morag · 09-01-2013 10:40PM

jimd2 wrote: »

so you picked up an STI from your girlfriend? Ugh

You are welcome to her.

Yeah which could be thrush which is a yeast imbalance, could happen to a virgin ffs.

Morag · 09-01-2013 10:44PM

This is the program aimed at Irish secondary schools, tbh it's spare on info.
http://b4udecide.ie/the_facts/STIs.html

Where as this UK one is much better.
http://www.teenagehealthfreak.org/quiz/stis

newmug · 09-01-2013 11:01PM

areyawell wrote: »

So what STD do you get OP? You can also get an std from your mom. I learned it the hard way:( It wasn't from her right?

WTF!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Pottler · 09-01-2013 11:14PM

3ndahalfof6 wrote: »

There is a good chance you have got it, splifffedrollsweat. Just to lrt you know I am a dick lex ic , so fook off with the grammmar shiit.

Bad as your grammar is, your spelling is gack. I also doubt you're a dyslexic, as every feckin dyslexic I've ever come across can always spell one word right and that's dyslexic. Bit like everyone who has an iPhone loves mentioning it. If your spelling is a bit crap, maybe your medical advice is also not exactly the best either. WTF is splifffedrollsweat? Do antibiotics work on it??

jimd2 · 09-01-2013 11:27PM

Morag wrote: »

Yeah which could be thrush which is a yeast imbalance, could happen to a virgin ffs.

Do you think that is likely considering the post? I don't.

Senna · 09-01-2013 11:57PM

mango salsa wrote: »

You're very judgemental.

jimd2 wrote: »

so you picked up an STI from your girlfriend? Ugh

You are welcome to her.

Morag wrote: »

Yeah which could be thrush which is a yeast imbalance, could happen to a virgin ffs.

jimd2 wrote: »

Do you think that is likely considering the post? I don't.

or it could just be a poor attempt at a joke?????

Why did I not get taught this in school?

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