Sex in schools

[Lamb]

No, it's not that type of thing...

What do you think about sexual conversations happening in the elementary schools?

 

[Stravinsk]

Elementary schools are not the place for sex education, of any type, in my view. Children are not at an age where they need to know much of anything here except perhaps the bare basics, if that.

When I went to (public) school, the basic science of what happens was taught in 7th grade. This seems an appropriate age because that grade coincides with may kid's physical sexual development. Today I hear about the very young being educated on all kinds of sexual practices and I understand why many parents choose to opt their children out of public school for home school instead.

 

[Lamb]

Elementary schools are not the place for sex education, of any type, in my view. Children are not at an age where they need to know much of anything here except perhaps the bare basics, if that.

When I went to (public) school, the basic science of what happens was taught in 7th grade. This seems an appropriate age because that grade coincides with may kid's physical sexual development. Today I hear about the very young being educated on all kinds of sexual practices and I understand why many parents choose to opt their children out of public school for home school instead.

I totally agree! I remember blushing at people kissing in movies when I was a little girl. I didn't need it to be discussed in schools, promoted in schools, etc.

 

[tango]

No, it's not that type of thing...

What do you think about sexual conversations happening in the elementary schools?

I'd say there's no need for young children to know about that sort of thing. There's plenty of time for it when they are older - a 7-year-old really doesn't need to know the details of how they came to be and the different variations of sexual activity different people might enjoy.

 

[Albion]

What do you think about sexual conversations happening in the elementary schools?

'What I think' is that the push for more and more of this is exactly what the extremists on the Far Left have always intended--breaking down all traditional mores and norms (family, marriage, gender, religion, personal property, etc.) so that the populace is totally without any bearings except for what the government, meaning the rulers of the government, tell them and do to them.

And we will see more of it. For instance, until recently all the talk about sexual openness and tolerance drew the line at minors and pedophilia. No longer. And it seemed to happen almost overnight.

As for the schools, expect a drive to prohibit all schools except the public schools. First, it will be to get rid of charter schools, and then parochial/church-related schools.

 

[Josiah]

Parents need to be parents.

Too often, parents forfeit their God-given responsibilities and push them off on anyone who will accept it. Schools will.... with the help of Planned Parenthood, the LGBTQ community, and liberals. The SAD thing, most parents are thankful - one less parent thing they need to do.

IF a parent MUST send their kid to a secular, government run school (and my advise: DON'T if you have any other option), then OPT OUT of everything you can. Even in the People's Republic of California, parents can opt out of "family life education" (they just may not be told that). And pretty much anything else.


My wife is a retired public school teacher. She taught second and third grades during her years. When it came to the HORRIBLE, Planned Parenthood designed and written materials forced on all public schools by the state, first SHE spoke to each parent and strongly encouraged them to opt out. For those who did not, she HIGHLY edited the curriculum - getting the whole thing done in a few minutes, tossing the rest in the trash can. By the way, they were also forced by the State to have a whole curriculum about the Gay Flag. She just didn't do it, she lead the class in a study of the American flag. In both cases, the principal was aware and perfectly okay with it - being a strong Catholic; he just said "Let's pretend we didn't have this conversation."

My wife's biggest complaint about public education, however, was not the HORRIBLE curriculum pushed on local schools by the radical left.... it was parents who gladly went along with it, anything to not be a parent and have someone else do it for them.



THAT SAID, I wish traditional moralist did more to help parents be parents here.... some have materials (the LCMS' Concordia Publishing House has a curriculum but it's not great). For parents that need help, the church especially should have GREAT materials available. If planned parenthood can create materials to push their morality, then the church should do at least the same. Difference: the church doesn't need to hide the content from parents and do it behind their back, the church should INVOLVE parents, support THEM being parents. IMO, too often the church is complaining (justly) but doing little about it.




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