The Soviet Union has just collapsed. Nirvana’s Nevermind is blasting from Walkmans. And somewhere in a middle school library, a nervous health teacher is rolling in a bulky CRT television on a cart to show a VHS tape titled “The Wonder of Growing Up.”
The class was divided, but Mrs. Johnson made sure to include both boys and girls in the discussion. She encouraged them to ask questions and seek guidance from trusted adults if they needed help.
