Feb 28, 2008 06:06 | |
| I think it's much the same everywhere, I know I would feel uncomfortable if I had to explain the subject to my daughter. I learnt about sex at school, we had a young male teacher who was very good at talking about it and his own sex life with one of the other teachers ( who he got pregnant ) much to our amusement. Without it I have no idea how I would have learnt myself because my parents didn't seem to know how to tell me. Alan |
Feb 28, 2008 20:10 | |
| Although we didn’t have a subject called Sex Education in high school, it was discussed in detail (for weeks if I can remember it right) during our Biology and Home Economics subjects. In Biology, we learned all about the reproductive organs, the conception, the stages of pregnancy up to child birth. In Home Economics, we were taught about family planning and all sorts of contraceptives. By the way, our classes were coed so boys and girls attend the classes at the same time, even in Home Economics. Both teachers were women. I agree. They should be taught to adolescents, at that time when they are curious so they would know the consequences and be wise about it. They are going to know these things eventually anyway. Why wait for the next batch of nude photos? O_o |
Feb 29, 2008 07:59 | |
| So if Chinese parents aren't explaining sex to their kids, are the schools????? I hope so because at my university I am forbidden to talk about sex (along with politics - so I am forbidden to say what a great leader President Hu Jin Tao is, nor can we discuss the US Presidential elections; violence - so I cannot say how I abhor soccer violence; and drugs - so I cannot recommend they stay off drugs including tobacco and alcohol). No wonder all my students can talk about is shopping! But one of the reasons for having foreign teachers is that we can introduce and explain our culture.............! |
Feb 29, 2008 11:36 | |
| (((Chinese parents too shy to talk about sex))) And so western parents from the pre- 50's era. The 60's hippie era got us the sexual revolution; today we have the liberal child molester’s sons and daughters of the 60's parents as teachers, wanting to teach children on grades 5th how to put a condom on a cucumber. Is that sexual education? What about teaching children the risks of multiple sexual partners, and sex before marriage it self? |
Mar 14, 2008 03:29 | |
| My Chinese parents never addressed the issue of sex directly. They lectured us indirectly by saying if we shamed the family that all the inheritance would go to the child that was obedient. |
Mar 14, 2008 07:18 | |
| Maybe there is more than just being shy to talk about sex, and not just parents are reluctant to talk about sex candidly with their children, I think there is something about culture. And as a matter of fact, not only Chinese culture, almost in all the cultures in the world, people avoid talking about it. When people meet, it's always easier to talk about weather, food, children or politics etc.. |
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