Sex Ed

In today's presentation we focused on sex education and programs that are implemented throughout the country that deal with sex ed in schools. For me it was interesting to hear about the sex ed or lack there of that some of my classmates received in comparison with my own. For me we received most of sex education in high school and then we did not really focus on abstinence. It was mentioned that abstinence was the best way to prevent pregnancy but we focused more on the over all health surround sex and our bodies in general. It was kind of unspoken that most people would not remain abstinent until marriage and that general education about our bodies and how they go together was best. I thought it was interesting to hear about some different atmospheres where abstinence was seen as the only option and sex was out of the question.
Another aspect we talked about was even knowing that when we are going to have sex we need to use protection how do you ask your partner about using a condom or the pill. In the throes of passion how does a girl stop and ask the guy if he has a condom or how does the guy ask the girl if she is on the pill. And is it okay for girls to have condoms as well or should it be the guys responsibility. This made me think while the sex ed I received seemed very comprehensive, how do you broach this subject? I believe in order to truly get teenagers to use protection the aspect of asking about it needs to be shown in the education videos they show us. After all what guy walks around all day with a condom on so they are ready to go at anytime?