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AsmodaisSin -> RE: Obama supports sex ed for kindergartners........wtf? (7/15/2010 7:39:38 AM)
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ORIGINAL: CallaFirestormBW
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ORIGINAL: AsmodaisSin
I don't understand. I hear all the time, "It's my body! You can't tell me what to do with it!" when it comes to abortion, but the moment someone wants to educate their children on sex-ed without the school's involvement, it's neglect. It's my kid. Or potential kid. O_o
The issue isn't whether or not you want to educate your kids without the school's involvement. The issue is making sure that all children GET educated. It's great to say "I want to opt out and teach them myself"... but the point that some of the others have been making is "How, then, do we make sure that they ARE educated, and sufficiently educated to be able to understand if something goes wrong, or to make knowledgeable choices about how to respond if things seem... well... hinky?"
My solution to your quandry -- go ahead and teach your own kids BEFORE they're taught by the school system -- then, they'll have the parent's take FIRST... and let them know they can come to YOU with any questions about where what the school says and what -you- say differ... so YOU can explain why YOU taught them the other way first. That will not -only- assure a parent-sanctioned education for the kids, but it will teach them how to handle conflicting information from the world at large. Two excellent lessons for the price of one.
The fact is, you can opt out, but if you opt out, society has no way to assure that your children will receive accurate and effective education about what my parents used to euphemistically call "the facts of life". Making sure that children are accurately and age-appropriately educated about their own bodies and about the basics of reproduction and human relationships -IS- part of the fundamental basis of educating, IMO. It forms the foundation for healthy decisions throughout life regarding one's own body, and provides accurate information about the various experiences that human beings may have in relationship with one another -- and to me, that fits neatly into basic biology and social studies education. As I mentioned in my earlier post, students in -my- generation were GETTING this education without a lot of furor and rancor 44 YEARS ago!
Calla
Forgive me if I come off as disrespectful; that will not be my intention.
I look at society as a whole today, and I am not impressed. I do not feel the need to cowtow to what society wants of me or expects of me. I have my own beliefs, my own way of doing things, and I will one day have my own way of parenting. Daddy and i spoke of this last night. I was very frustrated that so many people were being so "unreasonable." The truth is, no matter how we try to spin it, we were all raised differently. You're not going to change my mind and I won't change y'alls. That's okay. It gives me the chance to understand more of the world and how people feel. It's a learning process, albeit an irritating one at times.
I will more-than-likely opt out of the school's sexual education simply because I would like to be able to instill within my children some of my own beliefs. They'll be safe enough from the abstinence only garble that I'm so constantly hearing about. I will empower (to use the word used quite a bit in this thread) my children how I see fit. That isn't to say that I have lost all faith in the education system. If my father is still teaching, that means there are still good teachers in the world.
BUT...like with religion, sexual education is something I feel is a family topic, and one I will cover with my own.
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