What do you mean by "sex education"? Do you mean biology, what a fallopian tube is, etc? Or do you mean blowjob instructions?

The link Spaulding provided indicates that subjects like that are discussed.

you didn't read it

You've got some strange ideas.

Sorry, but I'm not sure I want my sex education to come from the older brother of a kid in the neighborhood.

Open lines of communication with your kids is not helicopter parenting.

I'm going to agree with Nardi on this one. I didn't talk to my older son about masturbating or try to scare him with the Bible. Based on the internet search history on the living room television, I'm confident he figured it out on his own. Just like I did. We also have an open line of communication and talk about most things. I don't plan on having that conversation with 5 year old Lil Nas either.

I wasn't saying I would talk to him about everything either. My point was that I'd rather he learns things from school rather than the older brother of a kid in the neighborhood. I'm guessing the older brother isn't teaching them that topic either though.

As usual you're proving that you know nothing. Stick to flaiing in junior college cooking school.

And bitching about free lunches in public schools.

Technically I was drunk (big surprise) and asked her if she liked a tongue up her ass.

Again, your comprehension needs work.

Oh, I agree, then.

Because you are impossible.

I have MANY years of experience in trying to appreciate steaming piles of dogshit.

I didn't say it's better for the neighborhood kid to teach it. But, these are the games he insists on playing.

Most kids are going to learn about things like this whether schools mention it or not at around the same age. It's not like we can say "Hey, let's not tell kids about anything" and they won't learn about it until they are in their 20s.

It's a tough thing to think about as a parent but I have a young kid who is already learning all the swear words because people they know have older brothers. While it's not the exact same thing as swear words the same thing will happen with any information you hide.

You've got some strange ideas.

Sorry, but I'm not sure I want my kids sex education to come from the older brother of a kid in the neighborhood.

Open lines of communication with your kids is not helicopter parenting.

The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.

Right because peers don't hold sway over authority figures. What fucking Utopia do you live in?

The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.

I wasn't saying I would talk to him about everything either. My point was that I'd rather he learns things from school rather than the older brother of a kid in the neighborhood. I'm guessing the older brother isn't teaching them that topic either though.

Much of my sex education came from my girlfriends from 8th through 12th grades. It really wasn't such a bad way to go. I won't handle things that way, but I kind of get what Nardi is saying.

Because you are stupid, maybe read some books educate yourself.

We walk, talk, and won't shit our pants

Sex ed in school should probably be more of a bio type discussion on reproduction and physical development. Some type of discussion on STDs is probably important at an older age. Maybe that’s where the groomers can find a hook to launch seminars on gay sex.

If the instructor feels compelled to bring in props, they’re doing it wrong.

The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.

For the life of me I really don’t understand the irrational fear of MANY here on this subject. I sincerely believe that it’s the irrationality of many who are aging with an abnormal sense of fear. And a desire to bitch about virtually everything. Especially things that don’t touch on their lives in any meaningful way.

Gays…eek!

Abortion(although it’s not a possibility for most here)…eek

Public school (even though my kids don’t go there or I don’t even have kids)…eek

Covid, over a year after we came out of it…eek

City life, tho most of you don’t know a damn thing about it…eek

Lizzo…It seems like only you angry cowards give a damn about her oh wait…eek

You easily angered and bitter busybodies need get a grip on life imho

The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.

My school experience was mostly what you describe, though the Catholic high school I attended did some creepier stuff that was pretty mortifying. My teachers in junior high and high school used props, and that was rather traumatizing.

Much of the paranoia expressed on this board is a function of our decaying social institutions. Oddly enough, the people here who are most supportive of dismantling the public sphere seem most sensitive to the negative impact of dismantling the public sphere.

Ok. You answered it but then you put in so many disclaimers you just made it even less clear.

To me, there are two reasons to have it.
1) Knowledge of reproduction. However, does that really matter that much? They'll figure out one day how to have kids no matter what. It's not like anyone 100 years ago was like "I wanted to have kids but I just didn't know what to do!".
2) Safety. You want them to know the downsides and potential problems. STD's. Unwanted pregnancies. Legal issues involved. You can't just act like only one type of activity exists and successfully discuss those things. You don't have to glorify anything or put in anything that does anything more than define things and explain that doing those things can still have negative consequences.

Now again, maybe you think it's only parents who should discuss any of that stuff. Opt your kid out. Teach them yourself and ignore completely all the other things if you want. However, you seem to think it should be taught in schools so that's not the issue here.

The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.

It’s maybe out of the ordinary, but the kids I grew up with never seemed as traumatized as many here are about sex ed or the so called gay agenda. Oddly my private school never talked about it, my dad did. Having said that I think the class would have bored the hell out of me, especially when the talk of seventh grade private school was kids spiking up on dog food.

The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.

The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.

I am not current on my sex education reading, but is there any evidence that sex ed programs and other initiatives like condom distribution programs are actually effective in promoting responsible behavior? Last time I checked into this, which was several years ago, the data suggested that these programs have little impact on adolescent behavior.

I am not current on my sex education reading, but is there any evidence that sex ed programs and other initiatives like condom distribution programs are actually effective in promoting responsible behavior? Last time I checked into this, which was several years ago, the data suggested that these programs have little impact on adolescent behavior.

I just didn't want to hear about sex from my teachers, who I thought were pretty weird to begin with. Most of my friends felt the same way. Things get awfully uncomfortable when your homeroom teacher is putting a condom on a banana.

Technically I was drunk (big surprise) and asked her if she liked a tongue up her ass.

Again, your comprehension needs work.

Which seems to be the experience of virtually everyone here, but which hasn’t stopped the paranoia and hyperbole.

I blame Chicago’s shitty sports. There is no joy in Mudville for MANY I guess.

The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.

I don't believe that there are many teachers that actually want to discuss the subject anyway.

The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.

I am not current on my sex education reading, but is there any evidence that sex ed programs and other initiatives like condom distribution programs are actually effective in promoting responsible behavior? Last time I checked into this, which was several years ago, the data suggested that these programs have little impact on adolescent behavior.

It doesn't really matter if things work or not in school. It just has to make people think it work.

Because you are stupid, maybe read some books educate yourself.

We walk, talk, and won't shit our pants