Posted on 04/23/2005 4:36:22 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
The Montgomery County public school system has changed parts of its new sex education curriculum after parents criticized it as favoring a homosexual agenda and encouraging promiscuity.
'It's a teeny little step in the right direction,' said Michelle Turner, president of Citizens for Responsible Curriculum.
Educators have removed a sentence in the curriculum that said: 'Sex play with friends of the same gender is not uncommon during early adolescence.'
In addition, the school system has removed a statement that said students would 'discuss how you develop your sexual identity.'
Curriculum coordinator Russell Henke, who reports to the school board, is responsible for the changes. He did not return phone calls seeking comment on why the changes were made.
'We think [the school system] has realized that their wording was misleading and that it needed to be corrected, and we are hoping that they will continue to realize that there are pieces of the revised health curriculum that will cause some real health issues for students,' said Mrs. Turner, a mother of six.
Her group — Citizens for Responsible Curriculum — formed in December to protest and oppose the new curriculum after the board approved it unanimously in November.
The sex education course will be tested in three high schools and three middle schools starting this month. The school board will vote on countywide implementation this summer.
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
Bethesda Chevy-Chase High School in Bethesda, Seneca Valley High School in Germantown and Springbrook High School in Silver Spring will take part in the high school course in which 10th-graders will be shown how to put condoms on cucumbers.
Martin Luther King Middle School in Germantown, Tilden Middle School in Rockville and White Oak Middle School in Silver Spring will participate in the middle school curriculum in which eighth-graders will learn that homosexual couples are the newest American family.
School system officials have noted that some schools were unenthusiastic about testing the new curriculum, which also will teach students to "develop" a sexual identity and that gender identity is "a person's internal sense of knowing whether he or she is male or female." ............***
I'm wondering how many sex ed teachers get their rocks off watching 15 year-olds handling cukes in such a manner.
School system officials have noted that some schools were unenthusiastic about testing the new curriculum, which also will teach students to "develop" a sexual identity and that gender identity is "a person's internal sense of knowing whether he or she is male or female." ............***
--> Gimme a break! hahahaha, sense of knowing whether your male or female? Kids need to be learning math, english, stuff like that, not this crap they are trying to teach them. There's no way in hell i'd let my kids goto some public school if i can help it. or any school for that matter. Homesckool baby !
Sex Education classes should be against the law for anyone under the age of 18 (age of consent). If you feel that "kids are going to do it anyway", then I will ask where is the boundary?
Are you going to teach how to get drunk because "kids will do it anyway"?
Are you going to teach how to cheat on tests and homework without getting caught because "kids will do it anyway"?
Are you going to teach how to rebel against family and society because "kids will do it anyway"?
I am against teaching anything that would contribute to the delinquency of a minor. As an alternative, I would suggest an economics class to teach how much money public schools continue to waste.
We had to teach "something", so I ordered some literature from a conservative company....who taught the "basics" and nothing more. The parents and teachers loved it. We had a few whiners... but they were promptly told they could "teach" anything else they felt necessary ......AT HOME. What a concept!
How refreshing!
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SHeesh! As if you don't have a clue! (You had better know which restroom you are supposed to be going in by Middle School).
Maybe the meddlers should quit confusing the kids and just let them figure it out...
But then, confusion is the opening salvo in the battle for predatory exploitation.
Fudge packing 101 ?
PING !!!!!
What ever happened to teaching Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Geography etc. Information that you need in order to live and thrive in the real world.
You are absolutely right. I do not see why sex ed should be taught in schools. Heck, all kids need to do is watch TV anyway and they'll learn all they need to know.
In honor of "Career Day," shouldn't we expect the teachers to simply be demonstrating with the students the "proper" technique of "condom fitting"?
Afterall, doesn't the nation need more lap-dancers, skanks, gay hookers, and gigolos?
Thank God for the NEA. /sarcasm
I think we ought to send this to the B-16 at the Vatican and maybe convince him to have a sit down wit these extremeist school boards. PaPa's email is benedictxvi@vatican.va
Thanks... I just wish it were this easy in the bigger school systems. Like dumb sheep... everyone just "goes along" to keep from making waves or jeopardizing their jobs. Besides, most nurses I know are very liberal and wouldn't have batted an eye at teaching 5th graders the stuff PP sent out to them.
Amen to that! You're right on!
I would suggest in the interest of fairness and education wording should be added to explain terms used.
ie: Normal-----Biology. Functioning or occurring in a natural way; lacking observable abnormalities or deficiencies. excerpted from Dictionary .com (Google)
The use of Normal in this sense would be to explain the relationship between Heterosexual couples as opposed to
non Normal relationships.
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