Astinence-Only Education?

[brwneydgirl]

I find myself channeling Tom Paxton...

What did you learn in school today, dear little boy of mine?
What did you learn in school today, dear little boy of mine?
I learned that sex is really ick, it makes you dirty and it makes you sick.
I learned to wait until I'm wed, or better still until I'm dead.
And that's what I learned in school today, that's what I learned in school.

Wow...I'd never read that before. Interesting.

Do I think it's okay to advocate no sex before marriage? If that's your moral belief, sure. But do I think it's okay for schools to tell my kids when it's appropriate to have sex? No. I mean, really...who's teaching that class? The 30 year-old teacher who just happens to be screwing the 15 year-old student??

[thir]

Wow...I'd never read that before. Interesting.

Do I think it's okay to advocate no sex before marriage? If that's your moral belief, sure. But do I think it's okay for schools to tell my kids when it's appropriate to have sex? No.

That is certainly a good point!

But what I also do not understand is, can you get away with telling young people that sex is icky in some circumstances, but not in others???

[IAN 2411]

That is certainly a good point!

But what I also do not understand is, can you get away with telling young people that sex is icky in some circumstances, but not in others???

What age bracket are we talking about here, only there has to be lines drawn somewhere.