Like any good Nanny State, the British have committees who are doing studies on when the proper age is for the State to start teaching the children of Britain about sex.
A panel will examine “the right age to begin teaching what the key messages are and content that young people should receive at each key stage”.
The group will make recommendations to the Government later in the year without first consulting the public.
They’ve apparently come up with about 5-years-old. In other words, as soon as the State gets their grubby little hands on the little tykes.
Of course there are interests groups that are pressuring the committee to sneak in more requirements for more explicit sex education at a younger age. There are also groups that are angrily pressuring the committee not include options such as waiting until you are married for sex. For that matter, even that perhaps you might want to have a long-term committed relationship. Well, even that you might want to know the guys last name. That sort of thing is just not to be taught. Of course, teaching all about all the ‘alternative’ lifestyles is a-okay though.
I don’t know about you, but I had some really good teachers and some really bad teachers over the years. So did my kids. Some of them had good common sense and some just thought that since they knew more than a 3rd grader that meant they knew more about everything than anyone. Some used their classrooms to further their own personal agendas. Point being, I don’t want them teaching my kids about sex. I certainly don’t want the state deciding through some committee that’s already got their own agenda when, where and how the children will be taught about sex. And they are doing this without any sort of public hearing.
This is what Barack Obama has mentioned would be something our society would benefit from.
Personally, I think this strays much too far from one of the time honored traditions of our culture. There is just something not right about having an adult teaching young children about sex. They should be given misinformation and weird ideas about sex when they are in middle school by the all - knowing - older - kid - in - gym - class. That’s why there’s an all - knowing - older - kid in every gym class. Duh!
That’s the way its always been and its worked perfectly well for generations of Americans. In fact, it was probably passed down from our British ancestors. Really, its better to get be emotionally screwed up by the older - kid - in - gym - class than by a teacher anyway,
Its the American way and I really don’t think you should mess with proud traditions.
February 28th, 2008 at 9:15 am
That is just simply disgusting, misguided, and insane. What the hell is the matter with liberals in the world? And, yup, as you said, Barack wants it here, as well.