Poll: Chicago schools will start to teach sex ed. in Kindergarten
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I learned at five - it meant I was able to explain to everyone in the class that what their parents had been telling them about storks and cabbage patches was nonsense!
That's about the age I first got taught some sex ed.
Not really sure what the issue is here. Just keep it clinical and informative. Kids are definitely going to be curious about that stuff, and it's probably less embarrassing/awkward to learn it at that age.
Also it's not something that really needs to be a big mystery. Before our weird modern world where we shelter ourselves from everything, you can bet kids knew all the basics from a pretty young age. Hard to ignore when women were giving birth at home all the time...
I mean I can remember being like 4 or 5 years old and being well aware of that.
Not really sure what the issue is here. Just keep it clinical and informative. Kids are definitely going to be curious about that stuff, and it's probably less embarrassing/awkward to learn it at that age.
Also it's not something that really needs to be a big mystery. Before our weird modern world where we shelter ourselves from everything, you can bet kids knew all the basics from a pretty young age. Hard to ignore when women were giving birth at home all the time...
You... don't think children are aware they have genitals? That's really weird. I am pretty sure most little kids see other children naked... and come to the obvious realization that boys and girls are different.norashepard said:
I mean I can remember being like 4 or 5 years old and being well aware of that.
I was taught sex ed in kindergarten. At least, I'm pretty sure it was kindergarten. If it wasn't kinder it was Year 1 at max.
It's just lessons on basic human anatomy and very bastardised sexual assault education, I.e: "Don't touch this place on a girl/boy".
It's a good idea. All for it. The reason it is such a good idea is because the seeds of inappropriate sexual behaviour can start as young as two or three years old. Waiting until a kid is ten or so before you educate them can lead to some problems down the track.
It's just lessons on basic human anatomy and very bastardised sexual assault education, I.e: "Don't touch this place on a girl/boy".
It's a good idea. All for it. The reason it is such a good idea is because the seeds of inappropriate sexual behaviour can start as young as two or three years old. Waiting until a kid is ten or so before you educate them can lead to some problems down the track.
Before fifth grade? Really? What do you expect them to do with each other before then? It's not like an innocent game of doctor is going to lead to much of anything.Desert Punk said:
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You say you don't see a problem with this, but then you make a statement that points out a huge problem. It's not that the kids will be scared for life or early learning will give them some kind of head-start into being some kind of sexual deviant, it is that they probably won't understand what is being taught.SomeLameStuff said:
It is pouring precious education dollars into something that is a waste of time because it is something that will not stick in a young mind.
The subject isn't even meant for that stage of life.
I think it is just fine left at the level it is normally taught at, 7th grade and higher. When I was in elementary school, we had a bit of early sex education at 5th and 6th grade. It didn't impact me and basically flew right over my head, because I wasn't at the level of life where it meant something.
Teach on the moment the subject is meant for, not during the time when it will just confuse and cause misconceptions.
I awakened sexually before I was five years old. I remember the exact moment in infants school; a transfer named Francis was introduced to the class and I couldn't close my mouth or take my eyes off her. I was fantasizing and doing all the obvious things that follow from fantasizing from that age onward.Revnak said:
So yeah, I don't think this is too wild. I'm just saying.
Also, you [x]'s and your hangups about sex... *sip*
Good for them. You need to know about this stuff. Do you think children have no interest in things like that? In kindergarten there was a boy who liked me a lot and asked to be my boyfriend and kissed me on a cheek sometimes. In elementary school I got my second boyfriend who was the same...
Not to mention it's vital kids know what kind of behaviour is okay from adults.
I grew up on a countryside, I saw animals having sex and giving birth and eating each other etc. I always knew where babies came from, how reproduction worked etc. And I had interest in biology. And of course I'm Finnish, so I saw people of both sexes naked in sauna...
Not to mention it's vital kids know what kind of behaviour is okay from adults.
Because lying to kids is so much better?Mcupobob said:
I grew up on a countryside, I saw animals having sex and giving birth and eating each other etc. I always knew where babies came from, how reproduction worked etc. And I had interest in biology. And of course I'm Finnish, so I saw people of both sexes naked in sauna...
Don't these kids have any parents to teach them the basics about the birds and the bees and why mommy doesn't have a penis?
I'd rather they just let kids be kids before they introduce them to the confusing world of sex.
I'd rather they just let kids be kids before they introduce them to the confusing world of sex.
First, more South Park [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmIGXO1TFWw&oref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DpmIGXO1TFWw&has_verified=1] (won't embed), because that episode just nails this exact subject. Or if you want a good laugh, just watch the whole episode. [http://www.southparkstudios.com/full-episodes/s05e07-proper-condom-use] The premise is, the parents are worried that their kids are having sex at increasingly younger ages until sex-ed goes all the way down to kindergarten.
And to think they satirized this before it even happened!
If a parent thinks their five year-old needs to know that, they can teach it themselves. Wow, parents taking a role in raising their own children? What a novel idea.
And to think they satirized this before it even happened!
What do you mean lately?Ryotknife said:
Hey, now there's an idea. Why not spend that money on a curriculum that might actually be useful. Hell, I wish they'd started me on a second language when I was five years old. Or, maybe something to get them interested in the sciences at a basic level. Oorrrr, how about just more Legos and building blocks; let them use their imaginations and just enjoy being little kids for the short fucking time the world affords that to them.Ryotknife said:
If a parent thinks their five year-old needs to know that, they can teach it themselves. Wow, parents taking a role in raising their own children? What a novel idea.
Not sure.
On the one hand, kids do asked when do babies come from althought don't they normally asked that when they're 8-10?
One the other hand, they probably wouldn't understand it and they won't hit puberty until years later so it's not necessary to know it straight away (however wasn't there was that news of a rapist ages 10 or something like that ages ago?).
On the one hand, kids do asked when do babies come from althought don't they normally asked that when they're 8-10?
One the other hand, they probably wouldn't understand it and they won't hit puberty until years later so it's not necessary to know it straight away (however wasn't there was that news of a rapist ages 10 or something like that ages ago?).
They're not going to be telling them where to stick it are they? They're just going to be teaching them about relationships.
