Sexual Education in the Classroom: Survey Results and Discussion

I collected data from a sexual education survey that I created. The questionnaire was anonymous and was taken by 116 volunteers. The results are listed in the video and article below.

Question 1: What grade were you in when your school began incorporating sexual education into your curriculum?

12th grade—1%

11th grade—0%

10th grade—16%

9th grade—12%

8th grade—13%

7th grade—29%

6th grade—10%

5th grade—9%

4th grade—5%

3rd grade—3%

Didn’t learn—2%

Question 2: What forms of pregnancy prevention did you learn about?

We didn’t learn about pregnancy prevention at all—5%

Only abstinence—14%

Abstinence primarily, but other methods were mentioned—33%

Abstinence and other methods—48%

Question 3: Did your school propose that it’s immoral to have sex out of wedlock?

Yes—14%

Yes, but only for girls—3%

No, they didn’t think it was immoral—18%

They subject never came up—65%

Question 4: Did your school discuss sexuality?

Yes, we had an open-minded discussion—10%

Yes, but we only discussed homosexuals, not bisexuals, pansexuals, et cetera—19%

Yes, but we were told outright that they were wrong—1%

Yes, but it was hinted that it was taboo—8%

No, it didn’t come up—56%

I don’t want to answer this question—1%

I don’t remember—5%

Question 5: Did your school talk about genders other than genders assigned at birth?

Yes, we had a thorough discussion—2%

Yes, it was mentioned in passing—13%

No, it wasn’t mentioned—85%

Question 6: Did your school cover sexually transmitted diseases?

Yes, we covered a lot about STDs and STD prevention—58%

Yes, we learned about STDs, with a mention of STD prevention—27%

Yes, we learned about STDs, but not STD prevention—10%

No, they weren’t mentioned—5%

Question 7: Did your school address sexual violence? (rape, sexual assault, molestation)

Yes, we discussed it thoroughly—28%

Yes, but it was only mentioned in passing—40%

No, it wasn’t brought up—30%

Other—2%

Question 8: Did you look up information concerning sexual education in books or online?

Yes, I used both—40%

Yes, I read books about sexual education—9%

Yes, I looked up information online—29%

No, I didn’t use either—20%

I don’t want to answer this question—1%

Question 9: Did you talk to your friends or family about sex before you learned about it in a formal education setting?

Yes, I talked to both—19%

Yes, I discussed it with my parents—11%

Yes, it came up with my friends—34%

Yes, it came up in passing—7%

No, I did not—27%

Relevant links for information addressed in the video:

Cy’s website (gender):

http://www.hirspectrum.org/

My article about pregnancy prevention options:

http://vjohn49.wix.com/physiogyny#!How-Many-Types-of-Birth-Control/ztm9c/5622e51c0cf2c3a4a7137e33

Sexuality and Gender:

http://itspronouncedmetrosexual.com/2013/01/a-comprehensive-list-of-lgbtq-term-definitions/

http://teenhealthsource.com/sgd/gender-sexuality-abcs/

https://lgbtq.unc.edu/asexuality-attraction-and-romantic-orientation

Sexually transmitted diseases:

http://www.cdc.gov/std/

https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sexuallytransmitteddiseases.html

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/stds-hiv-safer-sex

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sexually-transmitted-diseases-stds/basics/definition/con-20034128

Information about sexual assault:

http://aspenmt.org/

http://www.womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/fact-sheet/sexual-assault.html

https://rainn.org/get-information/types-of-sexual-assault

http://cardv.org/aboutsexualassault.php

I will be addressing “What do you wish you’d learned in sexual education?” in another video soon, so be on the lookout!

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