Comments on: Sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip…

By: Cindy

Cindy — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 03:15:43 +0000

I agree with anonymous.
Seriously, complaining on a website won’t really help. I’m glad SOME parents are concerned, but really, just sitting at your blog won’t change things!!

Do you have a school board or PTA? You should consider talking to some people higher up. Don’t be afraid to do what you believe is right, you never know how you might help a situation. And maybe this program is the best your admin can do… it’s a sad attempt, but it IS an attempt. Just give them the boost they need. Help, don’t spread angry blogs.

Merely my input on the situation!
Thanks.

By: hm

hm — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 03:13:25 +0000

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:39:39 +0000

Have you considered talking to any of the school authorities about this? If enough parents complained about it the school would have to do something.

Just an idea.

By: idonotknowme

idonotknowme — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:41:32 +0000

Yes, a better educated population would be better for the nation. I don’t believe government schools are the way to get there. If we are going to have government (i.e. taxes) funded education, I believe a voucher system would be much better as it would allow market competition. That competition would lead to greater personalization and higher quality than we get with the current government school model.

A lot more people could home school if they weren’t forced to pay for government schools that they choose not to use because of their one-size-fits-all thinking. “Your birth date is X and your address is Y, well then, we know everything we need to about you” has been our experience with District 323. Any suggestion that a child might benefit from 3rd grade math while being in 1st grade handwriting was derisively dismissed.

By: postsimian

postsimian — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:33:07 +0000

LESSONFAIL

By: jenjw4

jenjw4 — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:01:35 +0000

IDKNM,
Hi. I don’t think it’s odd that you homeschool. Most homeschooled children do very well and many of the stigma’s (such as lack of social interaction, not learning about the “real world”, etc) related to homeschooling are myths, with no basis in fact.
But here comes the big “but,” I think your sarcastic statement about “wonderful government schools” is actually accurate if you were sincere. My kids’ school, despite examples like this story, really is wonderful. They are recieving a really great education. Both my kids could read at a senior in high school level in 5th grade. Both have had really caring teachers that push them to do their best.
Furthermore the mention that you are “forced to pay for (schools)” is accurate, however, not eveyone can homeschool, and don’t you think it’s in everyone’s best interest that we have an educated populace? And we all pay for services we don’t currently use, but may someday need or wish to utilize, because these services, such as nursing homes, nature preserves, etc, make the country a better place and are for the greater good.
Jennifer

By: idonotknowme

idonotknowme — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:48:27 +0000

And to think, people look at us askance when we tell them we home school…

Why ever wouldn’t we want to take advantage of the wonderful government schools I am forced to pay for?

By: jadedgirl

jadedgirl — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:50:43 +0000

Well…That’s the silliest sex ed lesson I have ever heard…

I am with PH…why in the hell didn’t the girl just try and swim it?

I remember sex ed when I was in Jr. High.
It went something like this:

Teacher:
This is a picture of a penis.
Boys are probably starting to get hair there at this age.
Boys might also experience a flow of blood to this part of the body causing what we clinically call an erection.
It’s normal…don’t panic.
It’s part of the process of how babies are made.
When you are older, of course.

Me:
When this blood flow happens-don’t boys shake it around until something comes out of it?

Teacher:
Um…(turning bright red) Perhaps that is something you should ask your parents about.

Me:
Isn’t this sex ed? And sex is making babies, right? So, why can’t you answer my question?

Teacher:
(Now a faint shade of purple) Some things are not appropriate to talk about here at school, I’m just giving you the clinical knowedge.

Me: Well…that’s stupid!

Teacher: Moving on…
This is a vagina…etc…yada yada yada.

Needless to say, I asked another “innapropriate” question and was sent to the principal. LOL

I was…wait…I still am…pretty inquisitive.

Anyway…AT least the sex ed is delving more into the topic of “intercourse” and not just puberty issues.
But…there HAS to be a standard curriculum process behind the class, and I cannot fathom HOW this set of weird hypothetical questions was written for the general premise of the class.

Strange.

I hope Bubba just comes to me with stuff he wants to know…as uncomfortable as that will be, I’m ready.

A quick aside:
My son is an early bloomer…he got caught kissing a little girl in the closet at aftercare yesterday.
LOVELY.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:34:08 +0000

Laurel,
I agree and have continually talked about sex ed with my kids… we covered age-appropriate basics when they were younger and have sort of moved on now, to include social/moral issues. For example, we watched the movie “Juno” and then talked about the ramifications of the pregnancy for both the boy and the girl, and how she seemed to bear the brunt of social judgment, while he almost seemed to get kudos for “scoring.”
Jennifer

By: laurel

laurel — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:31:54 +0000

LOL!! I thought NC was bad…but we got more sex ed than that. Though we were not allowed to be taught birth control, sex is only allowed within marriage in the south. HA HA

I am pro sex ed. My mother taught my brother and I what we needed to know but not all parents will. I think it all should be taught. Yeah we got some sex ed in 5th grade, 8th grade, and 9th grade, but by 8th and 9th it’s really too late. Go ahead and put it out there the STDs you can get from things other than intercourse, talk about what hapens to your body when you get pregant, just teaching body parts is not enough