School Lesson Has Students Chew Same Piece Of Gum

kutv ^ | Feb 10, 2007

[pandoraou812]

ping

[pandoraou812]

I am shaking my head over this. I think common sense is gone or going at an alarming speed. Those managers need common sense training. If somebody grabbed me up and tried that bs on me or one of my children he would get a swift kick in the privates and his hand stuck in the fryer. Shaking my head again. Thanks for the link..I never saw that one. ~Pandora~

[quietolong]

Some like this just need a "behind" kicking

[Mo1]

The lesson was created by the Rockville (Md.) pregnancy counseling center in order to show students how easily sexually transmitted diseases are spread from person to person.

As stupid as this stunt was .. they proved one point .. some kids were stupid enough to go along with it

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Hey, they're just swapping the spit that homeschooled Americans won't...

[pandoraou812]

The brains who came up with this idea and the people who allowed it to happen need to be removed from their jobs. They do not have the brains to be teaching. This was a very stupid way of teaching children about STD's. If anything all it did was get some children sick. I would be so angry if my child came home with herpes or a strep throat. Or any of the other illnesses that could have been spread. Some children will just do as they are told to do by a teacher...this is one of the times I would hope my child would use her common sense and say no. I sat her down & told her never chew used gum or candy or use someone's hairbrush. grrr.... This kind of stupidity really angers me.

[steve-b]

Area Schools Bitten by 'Gum Game' Controversy:

The group that introduced the 'Gum Game' to area schools says it has been using the controversial lesson for nine years, and never had a complaint -- until now.

Gail Tierney, executive director of the Rockville Pregnancy Center, says her group has been sending speakers into Montgomery County classrooms, and using the 'Gum Game' as an exercise to teach about peer pressure and sexually transmitted diseases....

But Tierney says school officials knew about the game. When the center submitted an application to come into the schools and offer speakers nine years ago, Tierney says the group submitted all the materials and brochures that would be used in the lessons.

Asked whether the health teachers knew about the 'Game' last week, Edwards told WTOP that school officials were looking into it. But Tierney showed WTOP teacher feedback sheets that indicated not only were teachers present, but they had monitored the lessons closely, offering an evaluation the lessons.

And in more than one case, the teachers pointed to the 'Gum Game' as a highlight of the lesson. On one sheet from a class that took place Jan. 5, teachers were asked, "What was the most valuable point in the program?" One teacher responded: "The student involvement, especially the decision making/peer pressure (gum chewing)."...

[Grizzled Bear]

Tiger,

Did you tell pandoraou812 about the schools "scared straight" program? You know; the one where they send problem kids to spend the night in the general population of the State's Maximum Security lock-up.

[Grizzled Bear]

How do you figure that the dumb kids who chewed the gum are not going to indulge in sex? If they chewed someone else's gum they are DUMB! They have no sense whatsoever. This isn't going to teach them anything unless they caught something.
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If they are already having random oral sex with their fellow students sharing a little gum is not likely to worry them.

[TigersEye]

No.

[pandoraou812]

The whole thing is just gross. What really upsets me is I am sure some of these adults or teachers must have been against this...yet didn't stop it. This is one of the stupidest things I have ever heard of. Its surely not the way I would teach children about STD's and not to have sex. We fund groups like this and it really gets me angry....~~P~~

[pandoraou812]

I know all about that program and I find no problem with it. NJ had it but they didn't spend the night. I don't think we have it anymore though and its a shame. My oldest daughter had to attend it when she got caught with drugs ...it scared her for a little while . Finally leaving her arse in jail when she was 18 yrs old worked. I have no problems with DARE programs or Scared Straight ...I just don't want some moron telling my child to chew germy used gum or show her movies telling her what a diverse family is or that its ok to be gay.

[pandoraou812]

Thanks for the link. I am glad its being dropped. But I really wonder why the school in this day & age wasn't upset about the health issues this could present. Parents had to come foreword before they realized what was going on...thats upsetting to me. It only enforces my belief that I have to watch my child's school more closely then ever ....~~Pandora~~