[Parmy]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

No. Although in an ideal world they'll have had these talks with parents/carers first and not be "going in blind". If parents didn't care enough to get there first, well... You snooze you lose, I guess?

If a deeply religious set of parent have already taught their children what's right and wrong in relationships then that would mean someone out with the household are teaching them something completely different to what's in the parents heads. One that goes against the religios belief they want their children to be brought up following.So shouldnt their religious beliefs be accepted like the school want to teach into the children during religios education?

[user104658]

Originally Posted by parmnion

So shouldnt their religious beliefs be accepted like the school want to teach into the children during religious education?

Exactly the opposite; schools should teach observable knowledge and theory and not pander to anti-scientific religious dogma. If parents want their kids to be taught about spooky ghosts in caves and bearded men in the sky (as fact, rather than as myth), they can homeschool or send them to a specific religious school. Fairy tales have no place in a secular state education other than as stories.

I would be concerned if high school sex ed classes actually were "peddling an agenda" but as far as I can tell from actual real-world accounts that isn't happening, or at least, it certainly isn't happening here. Yet? Who knows, but currently it isn't.

[Parmy]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

Exactly the opposite; schools should teach observable knowledge and theory and not pander to anti-scientific religious dogma. If parents want their kids to be taught about spooky ghosts in caves and bearded men in the sky (as fact, rather than as myth), they can homeschool or send them to a specific religious school. Fairy tales have no place in a secular state education other than as stories.



I would be concerned if high school sex ed classes actually were "peddling an agenda" but as far as I can tell from actual real-world accounts that isn't happening, or at least, it certainly isn't happening here. Yet? Who knows, but currently it isn't.

So it's ok for kids to be taught men can be women, but not ok to teach them about god. Is that what you agree with?

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[user104658]

Originally Posted by parmnion

So it's ok for kids to be taught men can be women, but not ok to teach them about god. Is that what you agree with?

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It's ok (in fact, important) for kids to be taught that some men call themselves women and personally identify as women, just as it's OK to teach children that some people are religious and believe in various gods (these are facts about the world and society).

It's not OK to teach kids that some men ARE women, or that there IS a god (these are opinions that some believe and some don't).

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

It's ok (in fact, important) for kids to be taught that some men call themselves women and personally identify as women, just as it's OK to teach children that some people are religious and believe in various gods (these are facts about the world and society).

It's not OK to teach kids that some men ARE women, or that there IS a god (these are opinions that some believe and some don't).

Got to agree with that.