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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
i guess parents shouldn't have any responsibility at all to teach their kids anything about life since it would have an effect on yours as well?
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it's not a matter of parents not having that responsibility. it's that most parents forgo that responsibility and allow the schools to do it. for those that do teach abstinance only to their children, they're doing their kids a major disservice. it's like telling their kids to be accountants and not teaching them math. they're unprepared for the realities of life. kids have sex. whether you (the parent) like it or not. so if parents are not going to adequately prepare their kids for the real world, then someone else has to.
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Originally Posted by Bill O'Rights
But...that's the problem, isn't it? What is a "proper" education to you...might not be so "proper" to me. Beyond the basic mechanics of sex education, I feel that it is best taught in the home. I make that statement with the full realization that there are those parents who, for whatever reason, cannot, or will not, broach the subject with thier offspring.
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a proper education is one that allows the kids to function in the real world, preferable with minimal risk to themselves and others. it's where you teach kids the basics needed to succeed in life and avoid stupid obsticles. std's are easy to avoid if you use protection. getting a good job is easy if you get well educated in the field you desire. so if you want to be a writer, learn about writing. if you want to have sex, learn about sex. but don't go into things completely ignorant about how to do it and the consequences.
what are the basic mechanics of sex ed? i would think that that would be teaching about the sex organs, how they work, birth control and std's. i can't even think of what else shoudl be taught about it. (for example, i'm not saying schools should teach how to have sex, positions, etc, just how stuff works and the risks, and that if you're going to do it, wear protection).
parents are free to teach their kids abstinence. but would you teach someone not to drive drunk without having taught them how to drive? a parent can teach what they feel is appropriate behavior, but if htey're not going to teach info that the kid NEEDS to know, for their own safety, then that parent is being neglect.