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Monday, May 02, 2005
This Blows My MindAnn Althouse seems to understand the reasoning behind this... I personally don't see it. A school district is actually barring parents from sitting in on a sex ed class (blood sample required for viewing):
While I can understand how some people might think this is a good idea... I would be fighting to get in and see what is being taught to my child. This seems to me to be the perfect example of how education in this country is going wrong... and I'm not even a parent! If I were a parent, I'd be damned sure to know what was being taught to my child, and no person is going to tell me that I don't deserve to know, and should not be able to see. That is my child, not that state's. I especially loved the line where they say parents would be able to provide feedback towards a final recommendation. On what information would they be able to provide feedback?! They can't sit in on the class, they can't review or take home any materials... how do you make an informed recommendation? What a bunch of crap! To be fair here, parents have been asking for this though. So many parents are so scared to talk to their kids honestly about sex. Well folks, this is the result. Like I said, I'm not a parent. I'd like to think that when the time came, I would be able to talk to my child about this stuff openly and honestly, because frankly it's part of your job as a parent. Mine never did. But no matter what I would choose to tell my child, I would resent any person who doesn't think I should know what is being taught to my child, even if I agreed with it.
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