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I was a little surprised that my daughter got no education at all in this arena. Now, I'm an open parent and have always communicated with my children about this topic and they come to me with questions all the time. However, since we can't ensure that all parents are doing this, I think it's important that something is communicated in the schools.
I was pretty floored when a 40 year old co-worker shockingly got pregnant when she thought it was a "safe" time of the month because she had NO CLUE during which part of the cycle she ovulated. And, this woman has a masters degree in statistics. It just floored me that she didn't know that information.
My mom bought me the book Our Bodies, Our Selves when I was probably 11 or 12. She had told me about everything to expect during puberty, etc. It seems like the basic human development should at least be covered.
My son's class was recently studying different systems (respiratory, excretary, etc.) and they skipped the reproductive system. At age 11, on a worksheet that was standardized, there was a question like "Tell what you know about each system". For the reproductive system, he wrote "It's really gross." LOL I'm keeping that to show him in a few years!
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