Am I the Only Parent Appalled by Sex Education?

Question

" Sex education instructors in Massachusettes, New York, and Toronto teach the kids " Condom Line-up" where elementary school
boys and girls are given pieces of cardboard to describe sex with a condom such as :sexual arousal: :erection: : leave room at the tip: and then all the kids have to arrage themselves in proper sequence."

" New Jerseys family Life program begins its instruction about birth control, masturbation, abortion, and puberty in kindergarten"

" Another sex-ed class in Colorado all the girls were told to
pick a boy in the class and practice putting a condom on his finger"

Experts say children are becoming sexual earlier and
earlier in life. well, no wonder!

Keep that crap away from my little one thank you
very much! Its not suprising so many people are
vieing for home schooling.

Answer 1

I think as a parent you should be able to opt-out your kid from such classes. My suggestion would be to educate you own kids about sex. That's what my parents did, and I'm glad they did. That should be home-schooled course. Period.

Answer 2

Children are not becoming sexual earlier and earlier because of sex education in schools. Part of it the over-sexualization they see all around them (e.g. advertising, media, etc.). Another contributer is the steroids and other additives being put in foods (http://www.notmilk.com).

The campaign toward sex education in school is the prevent teenage pregnancies and the transmission of STDs. Go click on either of those categories and read about all the young people coping with one or both.

http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/;_ylt=Ao4ST0ruQT3ksD3FPb8A7Tjzy6IX?link=list&sid=396546048

http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/index;_ylt=AoXDPaRqM783cT_Dh6CvQmgjzKIX?link=list&sid=396545390

The fact is MOST parents are still not talking to their children, but this is not a discussion they can afford not to have. AIDS is deadly and if a child is determined to experiment with sex, it IS better for them to have some basic knowledge about how to protect themselves. It is not just about "just say 'no'" anymore. They are being exposed to all kinds of pressure to conform and comply. http://www.aegis.com/news/ads/1990/AD901890.html

Go visit any of the rape survivor groups. Some of those girls can sleep at night knowing they were able to convince their attackers to use a condom. Good girls can and do get raped all the time.

Go visit the Planned Parenthood site (http://www.teenwire.com). Read the questions teenagers are asking. Just because they aren't asking their parents, does not mean they are not asking somebody.

How can education ever be a bad thing? The last X number of years have proven that not talking about it is not working. If it's not education, then what is it?

Edited to add: Further, who pays for all these babies having babies? Who is paying for children dying in Hospices? It's the taxpayers.

I agree that a parent should be able to opt out of the school based training, but the child should be able to prove they have basic knowledge of how to protect themselves through independent testing. Nevertheless, ignoring the problem is not going to make it go away.

Answer 3

Tell your kids and the teacher incharge that sex education is not teaching kids about condoms and masturbation etc, but it is about how to prevent from being exploited by the sick minds in society. Take up this matter with the higher authority as well as write in news papers and community magazines too. Let the educationalist know that parents are the best teachers of sex education

Answer 4

I agree absolutely. Just another place where the governrment pokes its nose where it has no business.