At recess, the boys and girls reconvened in the schoolyard, but an invisible wall had gone up. They looked at each other differently. Leo and Maya ended up on the swings, pumping their legs in awkward silence.
That morning, the boys and girls had been separated. No warning. Just a note from the principal. Leo’s side of the room had been herded into the library, while the girls were marched to the Home Ec room. Leo’s friend, Marcus, had whispered, "It's the video. The one with the cartoon and the trumpet." Puberty Sexual Education For Boys And Girls 1991l
That night, Leo found his dad in the garage, sanding a shelf. Without looking up, his dad said, "Learn anything interesting today, champ?" At recess, the boys and girls reconvened in
The filmstrip, "The Growing Years: A New Chapter," began with a jaunty, synthesizer-heavy soundtrack that sounded like the intro to a game show. A cheerful, disembodied narrator announced, "Your body is about to go on an incredible journey!" That morning, the boys and girls had been separated