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 Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 6:48 pm
Exactly, if we aren't taught as well, there will be greater chance to spread it because not knowing wont stop people from having sex. And that's dangerous.
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Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:01 pm
AkureiKnight Exactly, if we aren't taught as well, there will be greater chance to spread it because not knowing wont stop people from having sex. And that's dangerous. Amen to that brotha'!
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:21 pm
|You have just been punjabbed|
Exactly. Not talking about gay relationships- sexual or not- isn't going to erase homosexuality.
|Have a nice day!|
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Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 9:57 am
Ugh, that's disgusting what they're doing.
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Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 10:34 am
Hmm... I'm not sure of any of my schools (past or present) stand on sexuality in sex ed. (been long enough since I've been in sex ed....)
Though my sister mentioned the other day her teacher mentioned transgendered individuals.... so I'm not sure.
As this society grows, some people grow faster than others and are willing to throw off the blankets that keep them in the dark, while other people aren't as willing to leave the comfortable, familiar place.
confused We're still all just children, and some of these teachers even more so. It probably doesn't help that most of them feel slightly like parents (slight, very very slighty...) and feel responsible for keeping the 'moral standards' as defined by society in their children at their level.
.....basically, I guess I'm saying that either the 'elders' or the teachers themselves are probably often uncomfortable talking about an issue where you're either pressured to give a positive opinion on the matter or be declared 'bad', or they just don't like talking about sex in the first place and gay sex is way to far out of their normal boundaries to even really want to concieve.
^^; I've confused myself....
Trying again! Basically - human society is at a point where at a general level as a population we're all acting around 8 or 9 years old and as such, are still kind've at that unbeatable kid phase. Some of us are growing up faster than others and as such, are more mature, or in some cases less mature, than others.
It'll be interesting to see the kids growing up today become teachers.
sweatdrop If that made sense to anyone, please, take a candybar. sweatdrop
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Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 11:04 am
I agree with you Tuyu. The problem is, though, that even if the teacher is comfortable talking about it, if any parents find out that they are talking about it, they can be fired.
School is still a social institution and always will be. We can't change that. In order to properly be taught about sexuality, and more specifically homo-sexuality, we must first change the social.
We cannot just march into a social institution and demand (or beg and plead) that they teach homosexuality while they teach heterosexuality. The mores of this society will still be over their heads, and the instructors will fear losing their jobs.
This is why college education is slightly better than high school/elementary education. In college, instructors have a few more rights than the others. If they speak of homosexuality, they can generally sneak it into the curriculum (depending on the subject) without too much issue.
Also, college instructors are allowed to advise such groups as GSA, and in the situation speak of homosexuality freely. Even if they were advisor for a health related group, they would be more free to discuss the matter because it has relavance to our world as far as sex health goes.
I know that sexual health has relavance in high school as well, but there you have a larger influence of parental control. Once we reach college, parents have a lot less say in what is taught. It is then up to the students to tell the Board of Education what they do and do not agree with in the curriculum. The only time the parents will have much of a say in what is being taught is when they are MAJOR contributors to the college (and usually that has more to do with private colleges versus public colleges).
I think that it is horrible that we still discuss sex with a hushed voice. But you must remember, it wasn't that long ago that we didn't talk about sex at all, let alone a woman's cycle! Even pregnancies weren't discussed! A woman had to pretty much learn on her own as it was happening! We have come a long way with the subject of sex.
We mustn't push too hard too fast. The best that we can do at this point is simply mention that there are consequences for different forms of sex, and for right now, the pictures will still feature a man and a woman. Once we get the various forms of sex into sex education, then we can start harping on featuring homosexual couples in the diagrams. After all, isn't it the education of the safety of sexual acts that we are more concerned about?
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Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 11:13 am
SubHumanRemains I was glad to hear my health teacher make it ever so clear that HIV/AIDS is not a "Gay" disease... That is good to know that they said that. The fact is that the HIGHEST risk group is actually African American women...not gay men, not gay women, just in general African American women. Sometimes all people really need is a good science course. They would find out very quickly about the HOW of the AIDS/HIV.
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Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 10:59 pm
tuyu Hmm... I'm not sure of any of my schools (past or present) stand on sexuality in sex ed. (been long enough since I've been in sex ed....) Though my sister mentioned the other day her teacher mentioned transgendered individuals.... so I'm not sure. As this society grows, some people grow faster than others and are willing to throw off the blankets that keep them in the dark, while other people aren't as willing to leave the comfortable, familiar place. confused We're still all just children, and some of these teachers even more so. It probably doesn't help that most of them feel slightly like parents (slight, very very slighty...) and feel responsible for keeping the 'moral standards' as defined by society in their children at their level. .....basically, I guess I'm saying that either the 'elders' or the teachers themselves are probably often uncomfortable talking about an issue where you're either pressured to give a positive opinion on the matter or be declared 'bad', or they just don't like talking about sex in the first place and gay sex is way to far out of their normal boundaries to even really want to concieve. ^^; I've confused myself.... Trying again! Basically - human society is at a point where at a general level as a population we're all acting around 8 or 9 years old and as such, are still kind've at that unbeatable kid phase. Some of us are growing up faster than others and as such, are more mature, or in some cases less mature, than others. It'll be interesting to see the kids growing up today become teachers. sweatdrop If that made sense to anyone, please, take a candybar. sweatdrop Choice words, Kudos to you biggrin
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