The curriculum focused on the physical changes of puberty—voice cracking, hair growth, and nocturnal emissions—often with a heavy emphasis on "self-control." 3. Media and the "AV" Revolution
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During an anonymous question-box segment, a paper slid across the desk: "Is it true boys and girls think differently when they like someone?" Another note read: "How do you tell someone you like them without making them uncomfortable?" Mrs. Havers read them aloud and guided role-play: polite ways to say no, how to accept a no, and how to ask respectfully. The exercises were clumsy at first—awkward fumbles, stiff lines—but they showed the students a model for humane behavior. how to accept a no