planned parenthood... what's next?

[Guest LadyC]

can't teach abstinance... can't teach safe sex.... i got an idea, why don't they quit teaching about sex, period? in my day, very little was taught about sex. girls were taught what occurred with their own bodies, boys were taught what occurred with theirs, and that's it, except for biology class where everything was generalized. there is no need to teach the details of sex at school. after all, i turned out just fine, and i'd bet most of the others here did too!

can i hear an AMEN?

[hippo's hope is HIM]

A big AMEN!

I mean look at how much I was exposed to sex. It screws with your head. I know more about guys than I do myself. It is quite sad what they teach us.

All I can say is Lord come!!!! and that he would purify our minds and our hearts because they are getting perverse earlire and earlier.

[georgesbluegirl]

You can't not teach about sex, in high school at least. Whether it's taught or not, kids are going to do it. It's a fact of life. It's been going on since the beginning of humanity. It is important that health information about protection and diseases be available to kids who are going to need it in the future - otherwise, we take the risk of endangering more kids. To stop teaching "sex ed" altogether would probably result in a large population of sexually active teenagers who don't have the education to prevent diseases and pregnancy. This would mean more people's lives messed up by disease, and more abortions. I find that unacceptable.

[serotta]

Both sides of this are correct. IF parents taught their kids about sex, the schools wouldn't have to, but since the breakdown of the family unit, public schools take on all the responsibility. IMO, public schools as they are today are horrendous and do very little good.

[georgesbluegirl]

Then what, you leave it to parents totally? I mean, it's a good idea in theory, but not all kids are going to GET that talk, some parents might not have the correct information, and there is always the situation that one set of parents might just say "abstain!" and if the kid then goes on to have sex, he or she is left up the creek without a paddle. Myself, I think it should be part of a Health curriculum, not a seperate course.

[georgesbluegirl]

Agreed, the public school system needs a lot of reform.