Sex-Ed Reflection

At the beginning of this unit, which only lasted for about three weeks, I had no idea that we would actually learn as much as we did. I really gained a lot of knowledge on subjects such as diseases, pregnancies, contraception, etc. Many of the information that we learned throughout this unit will be very beneficial for all of us in later life. One of the most important things I learned, in my opinion, is the consequences STI's can have. I had no idea that some of them, such as chlamydia, herpes, etc. Viruses such as HIV can also be fatal in many cases, if not detected on time. It was quite shocking to find out how easy it is to contract certain STI's. Some of them you can get by just simply using the infected person's toothbrush, or sleeping in the same sheetes they did. Over the course of this unit, we also learnt about the different stages of pregnancy, as well as what parts of the fetus develop in certain weeks. For example, the lungs are completely developed at the very end of the pregnancy, so that the baby won't choke on the amniotic fluid while practicing breathing. I also really liked the fact that we not only learnt about the facts and statistics about STI's, contracpetion, etc. but also that the unit was fitted for our age group. In the very last class, the class talked about the pressures of sex that are constantly surrounding us. It was really shocking to see that there are many girls out there who are my age, and already either pregnant or have a child. They rushed into things they were not ready for too fast, and they have to pay the consequences at an extremely young age. It is actually quite sad to see that many of them won't properly experience their teenage and childhood years.
Overall, I really liked this unit, because it was informational, and yet interesting and different from the units we have done before.