Sex Ed, Wednesday, Period 2, Class #6

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"This is our last class before fall break. I hope you enjoy your time off and conduct yourselves as gentlemen and ladies during your leisure days. When you return, we'll jump right into the midterm project which will be half of your grade."

"Today we're discussing pregnancy." He took a moment to look out at the class. "Procreation," he said finally, "is a divine gift. Sex is not inherently evil or sinful. When two people join together within the bonds of wedlock, they not only experience the joy of exploring the bodies God has given them but they also have a chance to create new life."

"Each of you began as a collection of cells barely large enough to be visible to the naked eye and now look at you! You are each intelligent, individual beings capable of creating new life yourself! It's little wonder that the appearance of a new child in this world is called a 'miracle.' But this is a miracle we can understand. Today we'll discuss how an egg," he held up one hand, cupping the air, "and a sperm," he cupped the air with his other hand, "join together and develop into a baby." He clasped his hands together.

He brought out the slide projector again and discussed prenatal development from fertilization to birth.

When the lights came back up, Edward brought out five Empathy Bellies. "Thanks to modern technology, each of you can experience a simulation of a new life growing within you. Join up with your groups and make sure everyone has a chance to try out the belly!"


Group 1
Cal Stephanides
Jenny Sparks
Meg Powers
Blair Waldorf

Group 2
Angela Montenegro
Joan Girardi
Amber Atkins
Triela

Group 3
Toshiko Sato
Warren Peace
Claire Fisher
Kaylee Frye

Group 4
Molly Carpenter
Temari
Chuck Bass
Gwen Cooper

Group 5
Toby Moraitis
Marco
Eric van der Woodsen
Kevin Archer

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Sign in

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Re: Sign in

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Amber Atkins

Re: Sign in

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Angela Montenegro

During the lecture

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Anything disruptive will be grounds for detention.

Re: During the lecture

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The lecture actually wasn't too awful this week. Claire listened and even took a few notes.

Re: During the lecture

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Oh, look. More information that was completely and entirely inapplicable to Cal's life. A slight sneer, a roll of his eyes, and Cal settled in to tilt his head forward look at how much his hair hung in his eyes, because he did kind of need a haircut.

Re: During the lecture

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Triela actually took notes. Of course they were notes about how she was going to get Hilshire back for sticking her in this class.

He was really going to regret this.

Group Work

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"The Empathy Belly"® Pregnancy Simulator lets you know what it feels like to be pregnant! It is a multi-component, weighted "garment" that will -- through medically accurate simulation -- enable men, women, teenage girls and boys to experience over 20 symptoms and effects of pregnancy, including:
-Weight gain of 30 pounds (13.6 kg.)
-Fetal kicking and stroking movements
-Shallow breathing and shortness of breath
-Increased blood pressure, pulse and body temperature
-Bladder pressure and frequency of urination
-Low backaches; shift in center of gravity; waddling
-Fatigue, irritability, and much, much more!

- The Empathy Belly! (http://www.empathybelly.org/home.html)

Group 1

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Cal Stephanides
Jenny Sparks
Meg Powers
Blair Waldorf

Re: Group 1

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"This is just wrong," Cal remarked, feeling all sorts of uncomfortable things, most of them based along the lines of actually feeling oddly glad that those parts of his reproductive system(s) didn't function.

Group 2

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Angela Montenegro
Joan Girardi
Amber Atkins
Triela

Re: Group 2

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Angela held up their 'empathy belly', giving it a look over. "Is he trying to encourage us to get pregnant one day, or put us off for life?"

All that miracle of new life talk, only to hand out that.

Re: Group 2

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Amber put on her empathy belly and actually patted it.

Group 3

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Toshiko Sato
Warren Peace
Claire Fisher
Kaylee Frye

Re: Group 3

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Kaylee took a long, long look at the empathy belly thingie.

"I think," she finally said, "I'm gonna fall over if I try t'wear that."

Re: Group 3

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"I'm all for modern technology," Tosh said, poking the empathy belly. "But this is...strange."

Group 4

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Molly Carpenter
Temari
Chuck Bass
Gwen Cooper

Re: Group 4

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"I am not wearing that thing," Chuck said, pouting totally not pouting.

Group 5

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Toby Moraitis
Marco
Eric van der Woodsen
Kevin Archer

Talk to the TAs.

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Perhaps ask them to model a belly for you.

Re: Talk to the TAs.

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Joan was around and likely to glare if you asked her to model the belly.

Re: Talk to the TAs.

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Marco was around, trying to figure out what exactly he did this to deserve this.

Talk to the teacher

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Who know nothing about sparklebabies... yet.

OOC

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No on Prop 8! (http://noonprop8.com/home)

Re: OOC

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That's kind of highly ironic from that account. :)