leswp1
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Re: Religion Thread: That's Me In the Corner...
I had parents who were violently opposed to their kids having sex ed in health. My first response was always to encourage them to ask the school what was involved. There were those who continued the 'I don't like it what ever it is but I don't want to know' ~stupider than stupid because most of these kids rode the bus home and heard 2nd hand what was being taught when they had to leave the room. Most of the people who actually asked were pleasantly surprised at what the content was and the way controversial things were addressed. They also made a point to discuss the information in terms of their Faith.
I can never understand trying to shelter a kid from curriculum. Unless you home school, other kids will discuss all this stuff, even if it isn't in the curriculum. (my kid came home in 6th grade and asked what a blow job was because they were discussing it on the bus- the bus was very nstructional that yr
.) Use it as a teachable moment. Discuss it in the context of your beliefs.
I also can't understand when big issues get ignored in curriculum for the same reason.
I had parents who were violently opposed to their kids having sex ed in health. My first response was always to encourage them to ask the school what was involved. There were those who continued the 'I don't like it what ever it is but I don't want to know' ~stupider than stupid because most of these kids rode the bus home and heard 2nd hand what was being taught when they had to leave the room. Most of the people who actually asked were pleasantly surprised at what the content was and the way controversial things were addressed. They also made a point to discuss the information in terms of their Faith.
I can never understand trying to shelter a kid from curriculum. Unless you home school, other kids will discuss all this stuff, even if it isn't in the curriculum. (my kid came home in 6th grade and asked what a blow job was because they were discussing it on the bus- the bus was very nstructional that yr
I also can't understand when big issues get ignored in curriculum for the same reason.
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