The Most Important Lesson in Sex Ed Isn’t Actually Sex

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<p>When Hillary Frank took her middle-school-age daughter to see “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.,” she was surprised to learn that the fictional Margaret had more sex education than her daughter. In this episode, Frank reflects on what she wishes she learned in health class as a teenager and how we might improve sex education in schools across the country.</p><p>Thoughts? Email us at theopinions@nytimes.com.</p><p>You can find transcripts (posted within 24 hours) and more episodes of “The Opinions” at <a href="http://nytimes.com/column/the-opinions">nytimes.com/column/the-opinions</a>.</p><p>This episode of “The Opinions” was produced by Jillian Weinberger. Edited by Kaari Pitkin and Alison Bruzek. Fact-checking by Mary Marge Locker. Mixing by Carole Sabouraud. Original music by Pat McCusker, Efim Shapiro and Carole Sabouraud. The show’s production team also includes Derek Arthur, Vishakha Darbha and Kristina Samulewski. Audience strategy by Shannon Busta and Kristina Samulewski. The executive producer of New York Times Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>