Quote From: penny_lady"Yes, I agree kids need to be informed on the dangers of sexually
transmitted diseases and pregnancy, but sex goes far beyond cold, hard
FACTS. Sure, you can teach kids some basic facts about sex but how do
you really educate kids about sex without getting into emotion and
morals? And when you get into the moral realm everyone has their own
beliefs."
That can be said for almost any topic. Take that guy who traveled on a crowded plane with TB recently. That right there is a moral and ethical situation with cold hard facts attached to it.
The emotional/moral side to sex doesn't change if the facts are given or not. Pregnancy happens when a sperm enters a female egg and it implants itself inside the uterus. That is a fact whether there are emotional parts or not.
The emotions and morals of sex are different for each person. Some people are on one extreme of sex being for procreation only, others believe it's a free for all that all can participate in. Most of us are some where between...but no matter where on that spectrum you fall, facts of human sexual activity are the same. A puritan, traditional, fundamental Christian can gets AIDS the very same way a liberal, progressive and experimental agnostic does. A condom will be just as effective for both.
"I guess this goes back to the million
dollar question...aren't we ( Americans) as a whole capable of raising
out own families and living our own lives without the "help" of the
government? Would there be complete chaos and widespread disease
without public schools? Would we regress to a nearly uncivilized
society?"With out government? No. With out education? Yes. The government facilitates education to the masses. The basics should be taught and I believe human sexuality is as basic as it can get. I would rather kids know how to use condoms and understand their own bodies functions and the harsh, cold, real consequences of them before they know about algebra. Why? Because being ignorant of algebra isn't a threat to the masses. AIDS is. Unwanted kids are. We have grown men in Africa raping virgins because they think it will cure AIDS. Now, we are far off from that, but the difference is education.
. I would rather kids know how to use condoms and understand their own bodies functions and the harsh, cold, real consequences of them before they know about algebra. Why? Because being ignorant of algebra isn't a threat to the masses. AIDS is. Unwanted kids are
You make a good point. I concede. Seriously, as things are now it only makes sense to teach sex ed in public schools. Parents are so depndent on schools right now that it would get pretty ugly if the responsibility was suddenly shifted to parents.
I don't fault people who choose to educate their children about sex on their own.
I do wish a nice common middle ground could be found as far as what to teach. Meaning, not the "well you're going to do it anyway so this is what you do" kind of talk - and not abstinence only either. And I wish we could be sure the sex ed teachers were competent. Most importantly,I think parents should be able to opt out and should be well informed on what exactly is being taught.
