"Should Muslim children receive sex education?"

[Strong Atheist]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/schools/keep-the-faith-should-muslim-children-receive-sex-education-1756750.html

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Patel's organisation, SREIslamic, was established eight months ago to encourage Muslims to respond to the Government's consultation about whether to make SRE compulsory and extend it to five-year-olds.

[AnneD]

1. I teach a basic growth and development to 5th graders....

parents always have the option to exclude their children and it is no big deal. I encourage kids to talk to their parents for additional info. Parents know that the question and answer section is kid generated and I answer them honestly. I have enough on my hand as it is. I pick my battles.

[Strong Atheist]

2. Similar workings in my school system, but the article is in the U.K.... sounds

like they are thinking of no opt-out... :wtf:

[lindisfarne]

3. I'd like to opt my child out of science please. Against my values. nt

[AnneD]

4. Don't laugh.....

some pea brains would if they could. They go to private school or are home schooled. Frankly I am happy to show them the door rather than they teach creationism as a scientific fact......


Well evolution is just a theory they whine....Well so is gravity but you folks haven't come up with an alternative to that yet and we know the Sun doesn't revolve around the Earth. When you do that, I'll consider creationism.

[moobu2]

5. I think it should be compulsory for all students.

Fla. Teens Believe Drinking Bleach Will Prevent HIV
Some Teens Also Believe Mountain Dew Will Stop Pregnancy>

[vixengrl]

6. And how!

Sex education seems to me to be integral to an understanding of health and anatomy. I know the usual argument against sex ed is that it might encourage students to "try it out"--which is nonsense. Young people's hormones and the culture around them is enough encouragement.

Rather, I think the way to look at it is "forewarned is forearmed". Advising them not of not just the mechanics of procreation, but also taking the time to discuss effective contraception, the nature and spread of venereal diseases, and debunking dangerous bosh such as those myths you linked to, should if anything make kids behave more responsibly, because they will know how to, and better understand the consequences.

[ZombieHorde]

7. Can I post this in GD? nt

[moobu2]

8. You're asking me? if you are, please post it anywhere you can!!.

[ZombieHorde]

9. The dard deed has been done.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6169658

[DeadEyeDyck]

10. it is true that if you drink enough bleach

you will never suffer from HIV