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Religious Groups Protest New Sex Ed Curriculum (pg. 10)
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Moral Hazard
What? If I'm wrong I'm sorry; however, my understanding is that 6th graders are generally 9-10 years old. That said, even it most are 11 by grade six; I don't see how them being familure with those terms is a public health issue. Regardless, the line was a joke... honestly, you didn't see that?
By Grade 6, 11 is the youngest these kids will be. Most are 12 going on 13. Considering that most of the women that I intertviewed as part of my undergrad research revealed that they had their first oral sex experience on average by age 13, you can understand why frank discussions of specific sexual behaviours are quite appropriate at the Grade 6 level |
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| Moral Hazard |
| do people even read posts past the first sentance:conf: |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| quote: | Originally posted by Moral Hazard
Let's face the truth here; this has as much or more to do with socializing children to sexuality then it does anything else. The issue we're seeing is that there are few well defined societal values regarding sexuality in this country. This new curriculum is an attempt to create better defined and more consistant values a generation from now. The friction (pun intended) we're seeing now is a power struggle between progressive educators/social engineers and conservative parents over what those values should be and when they should be taught.
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The school board shouldn't be attempted to define what level of values children have regarding sexuality. This is for the parents to decide. |
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by ChemEnhanced
The school board shouldn't be attempted to define what level of values children have regarding sexuality. This is for the parents to decide. |
I don't know, there are valid arguments on both side of that one. The truth; however, is that if parents are effective in teaching their children values then what they are taught in school will have little impact. It will only be in cases where the parents have failed to teach their children any values surrounding sexuality that the school will have a real opportunity to do so. |
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| Jennifer_P_ |
| quote: | Originally posted by ChemEnhanced
The school board shouldn't be attempted to define what level of values children have regarding sexuality. This is for the parents to decide. |
...actually it's for the children to decide - their parents won't be holding their hands when they start making choices about their sexuality.
The boards are giving them broad-ranging and age-appropriate information so the children are capable of making the right choices for themselves. |
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| Jennifer_P_ |
| quote: | Originally posted by Intangible
haha welcome to TA ... your work will suffer :p |
eek... :sadgreen: |
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| Jennifer_P_ |
| quote: | Originally posted by Moral Hazard
do people even read posts past the first sentance:conf: |
when I have time, yes |
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| Tordan |
| quote: | Originally posted by ChemEnhanced
The school board shouldn't be attempted to define what level of values children have regarding sexuality. This is for the parents to decide. |
Right... and most parents decide they don't even want to talk about it. Then what... yet another generation where kids learn more about sex from their friends or watching tv?
I would like my children to have the proper info before they get to the age where they need to start making decisions about sex. That's why I'm in support of better sex-ed at an earlier age. |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jennifer_P_
...actually it's for the children to decide - their parents won't be holding their hands when they start making choices about their sexuality.
The boards are giving them broad-ranging and age-appropriate information so the children are capable of making the right choices for themselves. |
and the teacher won't be their holding their hand when they're about to have sex either.....it should be the parent's right to decide what values about sex their child should have...not the schools right.
Ideally, the school board should be holding a mandatory meeting with the parents to discuss exactly what will be taught to the children regarding sex.
Like I said, I have no problem with schools teaching about the organs and how reproduction is done. I don't have a problem with teaching about different sexual diseases and the health affects associated with those diseases. I do have a problem with teachers discussing anything that is not scientific regarding sex. To talk about anything that comes down to a person making a choice should be left up to the parents. Even a simple thing like birth control....this should not be up to the teacher to discuss with a child...it's up to the parents to discuss this. |
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| Jennifer_P_ |
| quote: | Originally posted by ChemEnhanced
and the teacher won't be their holding their hand when they about to have sex either.....it should be the parent's right to decide what values about sex their child should have...not the schools right.
Ideally, the school board should be holding a mandatory meeting with the parents to discuss exactly what will be taught to the children regarding sex.
Like I said, I have no problem with schools teaching about the organs and how reproduction is done. I don't have a problem with teaching about different sexual diseases and the health affects associated with those diseases. I do have a problem with teachers discussing anything that is not scientific regarding sex. To talk about anything that comes down to a person making a choice should be left up to the parents. Even a simple thing like birth control....this should not be up to the teacher to discuss with a child...it's up to the parents to discuss this. |
... round and round and round we go
This post says all that needs to be said:
| quote: | Originally posted by Tordan
Right... and most parents decide they don't even want to talk about it. Then what... yet another generation where kids learn more about sex from their friends or watching tv?
I would like my children to have the proper info before they get to the age where they need to start making decisions about sex. That's why I'm in support of better sex-ed at an earlier age. |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| quote: | Originally posted by Tordan
I would like my children to have the proper info before they get to the age where they need to start making decisions about sex. That's why I'm in support of better sex-ed at an earlier age. |
well if you want your children to have the proper information then you will sit down and discuss it with them.....that is your job as a parent....and not the job of the school system. |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jennifer_P_
... round and round and round we go
This post says all that needs to be said: |
and that post basically says "I don't want to deal with teaching my children about sex so I will let the school do it for me." |
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