I was in the process of writing a long response to this the other night but when I went to check something in the text, my comment disappeared. I was too tired and annoyed to re-write.
Essentially what I wanted to do was agree that whatever this program is that is being offered by this middle school seems way out of line . It is not age appropriate nor really the function of the school to to that far. I speak with some authority as I am well educated in the field and served 20+ years as a public school administrator in CA. I had outlined some of the details of the program that was presented at my school . I strongly supported this program which provided students with information they needed to know. Parents had to opt in to each segment of the three year program (one age appropriate portion for 6th, 7th, and then 8th graders). I'm sorry that this is your experience .
Gracie, thanks for your thoughtful response. Your opt-in policy is the way to do it. Prior to the advent of sex education, out of wedlock births, fatherless children and intact families were the norm. If sex education was effective and beneficial, then why have these numbers burgeoned? Most of us figured sex out without explanations, although some of the information I picked up on the streets, in retrospect, were hilariously off the mark. I think that drug education generally increased interest in drugs. I suspect that sex education does the same. Thanks again.
I was in the process of writing a long response to this the other night but when I went to check something in the text, my comment disappeared. I was too tired and annoyed to re-write.
Essentially what I wanted to do was agree that whatever this program is that is being offered by this middle school seems way out of line . It is not age appropriate nor really the function of the school to to that far. I speak with some authority as I am well educated in the field and served 20+ years as a public school administrator in CA. I had outlined some of the details of the program that was presented at my school . I strongly supported this program which provided students with information they needed to know. Parents had to opt in to each segment of the three year program (one age appropriate portion for 6th, 7th, and then 8th graders). I'm sorry that this is your experience .
Gracie, thanks for your thoughtful response. Your opt-in policy is the way to do it. Prior to the advent of sex education, out of wedlock births, fatherless children and intact families were the norm. If sex education was effective and beneficial, then why have these numbers burgeoned? Most of us figured sex out without explanations, although some of the information I picked up on the streets, in retrospect, were hilariously off the mark. I think that drug education generally increased interest in drugs. I suspect that sex education does the same. Thanks again.