Comments on: Obama and Sex Ed http://iamhealed.net/2007/07/20/obama-and-sex-ed/ ...and by His stripes we are healed. (Is. 53:5) Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:18:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: kathi http://iamhealed.net/2007/07/20/obama-and-sex-ed/#comment-142 kathi Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:06:46 +0000 http://iamhealed.net/2007/07/20/obama-and-sex-ed/#comment-142 Most of the kids I know who've gotten pregnant learned all about sex in school. In fact, at the high school Kayti attended, the highest # of pregnant students came from kids who'd taken that "parenting" class and had to take home the screaming, crying, pooping "baby" doll and learned all about condoms and BC pills and such. I'd say that the school's track record of teaching kids much of anything is pretty lousy. Yes, there's excellent teachers out there who actually work hard and love to teach kids how to learn. But our experience ourselves, growing up in the 70's/80's and the experiences of our kids and friends' kids is that school is a place to learn how to push a pencil and behave like a trained seal - not a place where much of any learning takes place. You're right that parents who don't teach their kids anything is a problem. It's not one that can be solved by teaching kids, "**** all you want so long as it's 'safe'"... Most of the kids I know who’ve gotten pregnant learned all about sex in school. In fact, at the high school Kayti attended, the highest # of pregnant students came from kids who’d taken that “parenting” class and had to take home the screaming, crying, pooping “baby” doll and learned all about condoms and BC pills and such.

I’d say that the school’s track record of teaching kids much of anything is pretty lousy. Yes, there’s excellent teachers out there who actually work hard and love to teach kids how to learn. But our experience ourselves, growing up in the 70’s/80’s and the experiences of our kids and friends’ kids is that school is a place to learn how to push a pencil and behave like a trained seal - not a place where much of any learning takes place.

You’re right that parents who don’t teach their kids anything is a problem. It’s not one that can be solved by teaching kids, “**** all you want so long as it’s ’safe’”…

]]> By: Ichabod http://iamhealed.net/2007/07/20/obama-and-sex-ed/#comment-141 Ichabod Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:23:59 +0000 http://iamhealed.net/2007/07/20/obama-and-sex-ed/#comment-141 "Kids have to be taught about “the birds and the bees” … of course. THAT should never happen at school. Sex Ed in school is one of the more ridiculous propositions I’ve ever heard of." And when the parents are unwilling/unable to teach their children about "the birds and bees" is it really any wonder that the schools get selected for the job? Or that when kids get told nothing at all, fool around, and an unplanned pregnancy happens - guess what? Abortion time! “Kids have to be taught about “the birds and the bees” … of course. THAT should never happen at school. Sex Ed in school is one of the more ridiculous propositions I’ve ever heard of.”

And when the parents are unwilling/unable to teach their children about “the birds and bees” is it really any wonder that the schools get selected for the job? Or that when kids get told nothing at all, fool around, and an unplanned pregnancy happens - guess what? Abortion time!

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