Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 2020-10-30 1:00 p.m., U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>
>>> I don't see how the current U.S. population benefited from classes
>>> that included sex. ed. , drugs, dating, etc.,** It seems to me that
>>> young people were capable of finding out about stuff like that
>>> all by
>>> themselves.
>>
>> Sex ed is probably a good idea for kids raised in families where
>> stuff like that is never discussed.* OTOH, it should only be
>> taught by people who are capable of being honest about. My friend
>> went to Catholic schools and was disgusted by the priest who
>> taught sex ed* and told his class that a girl can get pregnant by
>> holding onto a boy's penis for 10 seconds.
>
> Our teacher couldn't do it. She cried and ran out of the class. We
> had to have the boy's teacher (a male) teach the class. It was all
> so clinical though, that it was really rather meaningless.

It must have worked though, since you knew how to "do it".