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Education v Sex Obsession in Schools
What are the educational benefits from the current obsession with exposing children to unecessary sexual information in schools? Why are we, as a society, allowing our children to be exposed to misplaced, age inappropriate sexual material ?
Our culture is saturated in sex. Sexual imagery pervades every nook and cranny of the media, movies and internet. Pornography is accessible to all ages at any time with a few clicks on our devices.
And now this obsession with sex has found its way into the formal schooling system. Stories abound of kindergarten children, coming home and blandly announcing to startled parents that they can be a boy or a girl. Grade threes are being taught how to dress in drag. Eighth graders are being offered chest binders or other underwear intended to disguise their biological sex. Is it really necessary for children of any age to learn how to perform anal or oral sex? These topics, which lack any true educational value, are best left to consenting adults. Most parents are horrified when they discover their children are being exposed to these practises.
What are the benefits from this seepage of inappropriate sexuality into every aspect of our kids' schooling? There are none.Too many children are facing sexual confusion and mental health issues and academic learning is suffering. Clearly the learning about the biological basics of sex is helpful, but most parents send their kids to school to learn academics or practical skills which will serve them well in their future careers. At their age and stage our children don't need to learn the finer details of adult bedroom behaviour. These topics don't belong in the school lives of our children.
Why are we as a society, allowing this obsession with sexuality to damage our children? Too many parents have a misplaced trust in a schooling system which is no longer trustworthy. Too many parents don't know, or are not paying attention, to what their kids are being taught. Too many parents feel helpless. What are their choices? What can they do to change things?
It's time for parents to get out of complacency and helplessness mode and get into a mindset that says, "These are my kids. I will not stand by and let others destroy my children's morals, values and sexual perspective. Enough is enough. Let our kids be kids".
Its time to stand up folks.
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