It's about to happen according to reports. What do you think?
2007-03-12 23:07:51 · 15 answers · asked by Rainman 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
I think that if relationships are going to be discussed in primary schools at all, then same-sex ones should be included, not just heterosexual ones. I think that if you only discuss certain types, you are enforcing the homophobic behaviours that are so common in our world today. In order to get rid of it, you have to take away the stigma and make it normal, and by saying it's nothing extraordinary and just making it an every-day thing, it will get rid of some of the problems. I think the reason it shocks and upsets people so much in later life is because it is seen as taboo-take away the taboo and you take away the issues.
2007-03-12 23:16:23 · answer #1 · answered by lady_margery 1 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Fact - sex education, based on relationships and love are taught in Norway, from the age of 8. Fact - they have NO teenage pregnancy issues, very few std's and because the kids know more, they make informed decisions about their lives and quite often wait to have sex until they are married or certainly until they are over 21.
Without information young people will try new experiences whether they are ready for them or not. Briton has the highest rate of teenage pregnancies and that's because we have been scared to 'fill their heads with dirty stuff'. Sex is not dirty, and if we were a more open nation we would have fewer problems.
2007-03-13 00:50:49 · answer #2 · answered by MARYJANE 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, no and thrice, NO!
Let me make myself absolutely clear, I have no issues with what consenting adults choose do do in the privacy of their own homes, (or other appropriate arena come to that), I don't care if Fred sleeps with John, Mary sleeps with Edna or whether they all alternate on weekends. I am not homophobic in any way shape or form but I just have one question...
How is this going to benefit our children exactly?
It's not like we're having to explore this arena in order to explain where babies come from-which is the only reason why primary school children get a very limited sex education in some districts.
As a parent I would like to retain the right to decide when is best for my child to learn about homosexual relationships, the moral and religious issues that they raise in some quarters and of course the very delicate topic of 'well how does that work then?' (which WILL come up I guarantee you).
When I had my second child I had to explain how I had got pregnant to my son in very simple terms because he asked questions (as 6yr olds do) and some of them needed careful negotiation believe you me. Not least the one that went "well yes, but exactly how does the 'Daddy' egg get to yours in you Mum?"
According to the 'educational gurus' the teaching will help those children whose parents do not wish to discuss such matters at home.
How is it going to do that then? By filling them full of information that they will then want to go home and discuss with their parents perhaps?! Now there's a well thought out philosophy, (I don't think).
Sex education as regards the differences between boys and girls and making babies, in very simple terms, is a good thing at the right age, say 8 or 9, for an 'in school' across the board lesson of that there is no doubt in my mind. Expansion of the topic from there, (in appropriate steps) would no doubt help reduce teen pregnancies-as by high school they'd at least be aware of the basics.
I'm not saying that this topic doesn't need addressing at all, it certainly does, so let's give teachers a guide as regards what is and isn't appropriate for primary schools-purely so that in the event that any child (but especially those whose parents won't discuss it) asks them a question they are not duty bound to silence-after all that's what they're looking to achieve isn't it?
Let's allow children a responsible answer to their questions but leave it up to the parent to decide when their child 'needs' to know.
2007-03-13 00:25:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Definitely not. Primary school is much too early. Leave the kids alone. Too much is "taught" too soon and there's a creeping intellectuallization of childhood which is going to end up ruining lots of kids' lives. What you describe is part of a new kind of meddling culture which tries to be proactive at every level of peoples' lives, and which, along with biometric ID cards, Google Earth, CCTV and so on, is slowly doing away with our freedom to just be what we are.
2007-03-12 23:20:32 · answer #4 · answered by Alyosha 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They have enough pressure to learn science, English, maths and now French, leave the poor kids alone! and what happens to the teachers! They wont have time to teach everything! Not only that, we need kids to be kids, they cant as it is, without having the pressure of understanding a very difficult topic.
2007-03-13 00:58:55 · answer #5 · answered by beckic12000 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, sex of any kind should not be taught to children. Let them enjoy being kids. They'll grow up fast enough without us cramming adult ideas into their innocent little minds.
2007-03-12 23:17:04 · answer #6 · answered by Lola 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No please I don't want any sex education in primary schools.Let them have a little innocence,there is too much of all this on telly so why bring it into the schools.
2007-03-12 23:12:11 · answer #7 · answered by pups 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's inevitable that children see it outside of school, so it's not like they're not learning about the issue either way. Maybe a sensitive lesson in school is better than what many homophobic parents could provide.
2007-03-12 23:12:55 · answer #8 · answered by answerator 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
All types of families should be discussed in the classroom to prevent the bigotry of the parents from taking hold.
2007-03-12 23:18:29 · answer #9 · answered by voodooprankster 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No way, kids don't need to know about this sort of thing. Let them be kids while they can - they've got plenty of time to find out
2007-03-12 23:13:27 · answer #10 · answered by ChocLover 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋