Class 8 chapter 5 is how the reproductive chapter was introduced in my biology class. My school was in a rural area where boys and girls come to know each other or commune only in school. Although being in school the mentality was the same as in the house. The boys used to maintain a distance and so does the girls. Everyone was beaming with pride when we entered class 8, new class, new books, new chapters and so much to learn new this time. But, biology was the main center of attention because we were going to read about the reproductive system.
Currently, I am writing this blog and thinking that what was the super secret in that chapter. It was just like the rest of the other chapters, like studying other systems of the body. But, I must say that was not the case when I was in school. The boys were very excited, in every single class they used to force the science teacher to start the chapter as soon as possible. The teacher on other hand refused to teach the chapter. At that point of time knowing about the reproductive system was as mysterious as knowing the nuclear sources.
There used to be 6 girls in the glass and more than 40 boys. I personally used to very confident girl in class but, with the onset of this topic, I used to feel ashamed of myself. It was like just reading about women's reproductive system in the class where 40 boys are taking more interest not in the chapter but, the girls sitting on the 2 benches. I felt why we are reading? Why it is important to read? Can't we skip the class so I can avoid embarrassment?
Definitely, the point of reading that chapter was not to target the girls or make fun of their bodies, but it seemed to do the same. After all the Hush-Hush our teacher gathered all the courage to teach us the chapter. He entered the class with handmade notes and stood in front of the class and started discussing the puberty changes in the boys. Now, the time for girls, he took a pause and turned his head towards the boys and said I am not going to discuss the changes in the girls and he left the class. The whole class was stunned for a second and just after that, all boys started to thump. I and my friends are so ashamed that we bow down and waited for the boys to go back to normal.
