So it looks like the school board in Gainesville, GA is planning to "re-evaluate" the selection of the FLASH curriculum for their city schools because the "curriculum proposed for all elementary schoolers has caused too many parents and educators to blush." See for yourself, and then comment! http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/article/26934/
I have a couple comments/suggestions.....
First, this curriculum starts in the fourth or fifth grade, so saying "all elementary schoolers" is misleading and incorrect. Perhaps the Editor of the Gainesville Times should consider fact checking before going to print.
Second, this curriculum has been around since the mid 80s when it was developed by the HEALTH DEPARTMENT! It has been shown to increase students’ knowledge in important ways, improve their attitudes about such things as puberty, and increase their confidence in their ability to say “no” and tell an adult. Isn't that what we are all after?
http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/famplan/educators/FLASH/questions.aspx
I have a couple comments/suggestions.....
First, this curriculum starts in the fourth or fifth grade, so saying "all elementary schoolers" is misleading and incorrect. Perhaps the Editor of the Gainesville Times should consider fact checking before going to print.
Second, this curriculum has been around since the mid 80s when it was developed by the HEALTH DEPARTMENT! It has been shown to increase students’ knowledge in important ways, improve their attitudes about such things as puberty, and increase their confidence in their ability to say “no” and tell an adult. Isn't that what we are all after?
http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/famplan/educators/FLASH/questions.aspx
Third, as CNN senior medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen reported this week, "40% of kids are having sex before getting the sex talk." This data comes from a study done by Journal of Pediatrics. Talking to young people and telling the truth helps them to become empowered to make their own informed decisions about their health.
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/health/2009/12/07/cohen.sex.talk.cnn
Comprehensive Sex Ed is about providing education to our young people so that they can be informed. It's about delaying the onset of sexual behavior. It's about teaching that abstinence is the best way to prevent pregnancy and the spread of STIs. It's about empowering our young people so that when they do make the decision to engage in sex with their partner, they are educated and prepared to make healthy choices.
What do others think? How can we help the youth of Gainesville?
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