They couldn't keep it in their pants....but at least they used a condom!

Yesterday afternoon, I was walking to the staff room when I noticed a herd of students trying to see into the door. The kids don’t spend all day trying to look in the staff room so something was up. I have learned the staff room is usually where we hosts visitors and where the teachers deal out their discipline. So something was most definitely up. I crept towards the door, listening for some hint that they were hosting a visitor and not bating a student. Since there was no sound of a stick flying through the air, I decided it was safe to pass. It wasn’t until I was half way through the room that I noticed the 4 students on their knees. I didn’t ask questions, I just kept on walking. I tried to kill time in the office so by the time I was finished, the discipline would also be finished. I figured 15 minutes was enough time, So, I walk back into the staff room where I found out when Kenyans discipline, they make it last. I couldn’t really back out, without getting noticed, so I tried to keep my eyes on the opposite door and walk through unnoticed. Someone called my name. shit. My counterpart asked if I knew what these kids had done. That’s when I really noticed the set up. All 4 kids were in my class 7 pe health class. 2 sets. Boy and girl. I didn’t need to be a rocket scientist to figure this one out. They were caught playing sex.( I never figured out why Kenyans call it play sex when they for sure are not playing anything. ) Well, I said something funny and walked out. I spent the rest of the day contemplating what and how I was going to address it. The next day, I had their KIV/AIDS class first thing in the morning. Before class, I learned that luckily all used condoms. The kids have taken awhile to get used to my frankness about sex that I didn‘t think any of my lessons about condom safety were getting through. I decided to go in and just talk about it. I felt a deep sense of pride for my kids when I heard they used condoms. Ok yeah, they couldn’t keep it in their pants and that will be my next goal but when they did, they thought of me and pulled out a condom. So, I just decided the best way was to go in, comfortable, non threatening and at ease with the situation. I started off explaining just because I say use a condom, doesn’t mean you go and whip one out and use it. I explained sex is a serious topic, a decision that can affect the rest of your life. It’s not something you just do with one of your classmates because you were board. It’s something done between people who love and care for each other. Since one of the couples were fighting only yesterday, I figured this was not the case. I did say how proud I was that they at least thought about using a condom. I told them we would talk about it more and they seemed to finally relax with the subject and with me. So, maybe I am finally getting the hang of this teaching thing. I taught them about condom safety, now how do I teach a bunch of hormonal 15 yr olds to keep it in their pants?