Saturday, December 4, 2010

1st of December

I am late in publishing this post but in Greece people say: Better late than never!
Besides that, a world's day exists to remind us something that we tend to forget the rest of the  year. So, it's not a big deal that we missed the day. We keep working on the  cause though!

On December 1st, Despina and I, dedicated one of our teaching hours discussing with our 16 y.o. students about issues referred to our project. We talked about Helena's testimony, about contraception, about attitudes, reaching an audience of 85 students that day.

It's not easy to engage so many students in our blog, so I am posting here on their behalf. Even that way, the aim of our project is highly achieved.

What was obvious during our talking was the different point of views between boys and girls, in the question if a 16 y.o. adolescent is mature enough to have sex. Boys were saying that girls of even younger ages are having sex, so what's the big deal? They tended to deal with the discussion more lightheartedly than girls, giving a sign of immaturity that struck the girls.

My experience through the years that I am dealing with sexual education shows that at the upper secondary education students have a more responsible behavior than in lower secondary education, and that's a fact that highlights the need to address sexual education at younger ages.

I feel that the topics of our project are endless! I will try to keep my posts short though, so that students can follow them easier.

Take care, and remember that knowledge and awareness are the key to a healthy sexual life!

Maria and the Greek team

3 comments:

Demosfen said...

like knowledge and awareness are the key to a healthy sexual life!
They key for the good mutual relationships (generally) are qualities such as loyalty and honesty

Maria Sourgiadaki said...

You are absolutely right!
Ritsa, one of my students, said that boys at this age are not honest. They are seeking just for sex but they pretend to be in love and this is not fair. Ria added that when they finally convince a girl for intimate moments, then they spread the news as if they were heroes.

Jorge Rocha said...

I agree with Demosfen, too.
Concerning the behavior of boys Ria told you about, I remember it was common male behavior when I was a boy. It is a pity 20/30 years later the situation is still the same. People should understand that intimacy is a private subject, so it must stay private. That behavior is really not honest. That is a reason to get trauma... do you remember our discussion about this, Demosfen?
Maria, that special lesson is very interesting. You and Despina are doing a very good job! Congratulations because of that! Doing that you are taking care of a better sexual behavior in the future, I am sure. And that is a very important part to help people having a better life, trying our common goal of happyness. It is not usual sexual education dealing with issues such as feelings, emotions, ethics. However these are essencial subjects of human sexuality. That is why your lesson of December 1st is so important.