It’s never been the schools right to teach children about sex and I find this appalling that anyone finds this fit to teach our 6-8 graders this while in school and wondering why the world is so messed up and these kids will never have the chance to be kids like what is wrong with people this is not ok and if this is going to be the curriculum in school I will pull my kids out and I will teach my kids life skills to be a better person not what sex they get to choose to be when in fact they were born a male or a female this is going too far
MFI seems to prefer that students learn about sex and contraception from bathroom walls, porn, or unintended pregnancies, and that students remain ignorant of what to expect "the first time," which is increasingly in middle school.
Nope, but that's a common strawman argument. There are other ways to protect and educate kids without sexualizing them in the process. Also, kids having their "first time" during their middle school years is literally against the law. Any lesson that does not make that abundantly clear is incredibly irresponsible (and that's the nicest thing I can think of to say about it).
Not a strawman at all. At the beginning of the 20th century the average age of onset of menses was 16. Today it's 12-13. Children are maturing faster and, regardless of laws preventing them from having sex until the age of consent, they're going to do it anyway. 69% of parents see value in sex ed:
and as this same link indicates, sex ed does cover consent. Your argument that sex ed "sexualizes" children is not based on reality. Children are humans and humans are sexual creatures. You can't deny it, prohibit it, wish it away, and it's ridiculous to call parents and educators who help kids figure out what's happening to themselves "groomers". If you want to keep your own kids in the dark, feel free. But it's irresponsible to try to thwart other parent's wishes and censor this type of health education.
It absolutely IS a straw man to say that kids will learn about sex elsewhere if schools don't teach them, so the schools are justified in teaching graphic material to young kids. Not everything that falls under "sex ed" sexualizes kids, and there are ways to teach about human reproduction without prematurely introducing sexual concepts to kids or justifying minors participating in illicit behavior. You have not addressed the legal concerns raised in the post or in my comment, which does not speak well of your ability to defend your position. Parents can teach their kids about sex in their own homes using whatever curriculum they want. Many of these curricula are available online for free, nothing is stopping parents from sharing it with their own children. What IS irresponsible is to use the public school system to tacitly or explicitly send the message to middle schoolers that they have the emotional maturity and legal right to consent to sex when they absolutely do not have either.
shocking, and disgusting as parents we have to deal with this shit coming from the
"educators". ugh
HOMESCHOOL!!! George Washington was homeschooled!
It’s never been the schools right to teach children about sex and I find this appalling that anyone finds this fit to teach our 6-8 graders this while in school and wondering why the world is so messed up and these kids will never have the chance to be kids like what is wrong with people this is not ok and if this is going to be the curriculum in school I will pull my kids out and I will teach my kids life skills to be a better person not what sex they get to choose to be when in fact they were born a male or a female this is going too far
MFI seems to prefer that students learn about sex and contraception from bathroom walls, porn, or unintended pregnancies, and that students remain ignorant of what to expect "the first time," which is increasingly in middle school.
Nope, but that's a common strawman argument. There are other ways to protect and educate kids without sexualizing them in the process. Also, kids having their "first time" during their middle school years is literally against the law. Any lesson that does not make that abundantly clear is incredibly irresponsible (and that's the nicest thing I can think of to say about it).
Not a strawman at all. At the beginning of the 20th century the average age of onset of menses was 16. Today it's 12-13. Children are maturing faster and, regardless of laws preventing them from having sex until the age of consent, they're going to do it anyway. 69% of parents see value in sex ed:
https://www.parents.com/age-by-age-guide-to-sex-education-7497793
and as this same link indicates, sex ed does cover consent. Your argument that sex ed "sexualizes" children is not based on reality. Children are humans and humans are sexual creatures. You can't deny it, prohibit it, wish it away, and it's ridiculous to call parents and educators who help kids figure out what's happening to themselves "groomers". If you want to keep your own kids in the dark, feel free. But it's irresponsible to try to thwart other parent's wishes and censor this type of health education.
It absolutely IS a straw man to say that kids will learn about sex elsewhere if schools don't teach them, so the schools are justified in teaching graphic material to young kids. Not everything that falls under "sex ed" sexualizes kids, and there are ways to teach about human reproduction without prematurely introducing sexual concepts to kids or justifying minors participating in illicit behavior. You have not addressed the legal concerns raised in the post or in my comment, which does not speak well of your ability to defend your position. Parents can teach their kids about sex in their own homes using whatever curriculum they want. Many of these curricula are available online for free, nothing is stopping parents from sharing it with their own children. What IS irresponsible is to use the public school system to tacitly or explicitly send the message to middle schoolers that they have the emotional maturity and legal right to consent to sex when they absolutely do not have either.