Comments on: Sex education in schools http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/archives/2337 Opinion polling and political analysis Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:24:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: John B Dick http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/archives/2337/comment-page-1#comment-591070 John B Dick Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:46:19 +0000 http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/?p=2337#comment-591070 What am I doing here! This is about another country in which I and my grandchildren do not live. I have fallen into the trap I have warned about many times in these threads. Sex education appears to begin at 5, the exciting bits don't come till late primary school or after. It's all here. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/158295/0042865.pdf What am I doing here! This is about another country in which I and my grandchildren do not live. I have fallen into the trap I have warned about many times in these threads.

Sex education appears to begin at 5, the exciting bits don’t come till late primary school or after. It’s all here.

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/158295/0042865.pdf

]]> By: John B Dick http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/archives/2337/comment-page-1#comment-591051 John B Dick Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:48:13 +0000 http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/?p=2337#comment-591051 Seal Pup My reference to a low age of sex education (not consent) was to growth in Height, not Number of the population and the consequent earlier physical maturity. Deliberate malnutrition of the Dutch population during the war resulted in birth problems when girls born during that period became mothers. The next generation, better fed and benefiting from modern ante-natal care are growing faster than the Americans (who are getting fatter and shorter). Seal Pup

My reference to a low age of sex education (not consent) was to growth in Height, not Number of the population and the consequent earlier physical maturity.

Deliberate malnutrition of the Dutch population during the war resulted in birth problems when girls born during that period became mothers. The next generation, better fed and benefiting from modern ante-natal care are growing faster than the Americans (who are getting fatter and shorter).

]]> By: Frederic Stansfield http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/archives/2337/comment-page-1#comment-591032 Frederic Stansfield Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:48:42 +0000 http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/?p=2337#comment-591032 On reflection, I should have been more general in my previous post on this thread, although I stand by what I said in particular about forced marriages. It is sadly the case that some parents abuse their children, at any age up to (and indeed beyond)16, and that compulsory sex education may afford opportunities to prevent or detect this. Seal Pup, I never specifically mentioned Muslim families. I referred to problems relating to people from a specific geographical area, but I think these problems arise out of their long-standing culture rather than their religious beliefs. On reflection, I should have been more general in my previous post on this thread, although I stand by what I said in particular about forced marriages. It is sadly the case that some parents abuse their children, at any age up to (and indeed beyond)16, and that compulsory sex education may afford opportunities to prevent or detect this.

Seal Pup, I never specifically mentioned Muslim families. I referred to problems relating to people from a specific geographical area, but I think these problems arise out of their long-standing culture rather than their religious beliefs.

]]> By: davey http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/archives/2337/comment-page-1#comment-590913 davey Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:50:19 +0000 http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/?p=2337#comment-590913 I would be really interested in the background work to support compulsory sex education. Has Ed balls discovered that those children currently withdrawn from such classes are one of the main reasons for the rise in teenage pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and an increase in suicide among the young? If so then this legislation seems a good idea. Also what do the rest of Europe, who appear to be coping so much better, do? I suspect any opposition to this legislation is due to suspicion about the Government's motives, which publication of an objective review and analysis (if there is one) might allay. I would be really interested in the background work to support compulsory sex education. Has Ed balls discovered that those children currently withdrawn from such classes are one of the main reasons for the rise in teenage pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and an increase in suicide among the young? If so then this legislation seems a good idea. Also what do the rest of Europe, who appear to be coping so much better, do?

I suspect any opposition to this legislation is due to suspicion about the Government’s motives, which publication of an objective review and analysis (if there is one) might allay.

]]> By: wolf http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/archives/2337/comment-page-1#comment-590878 wolf Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:24:07 +0000 http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/?p=2337#comment-590878 Has the Labour Party consulted its teacher members to see if this is a good idea? Has the Labour Party consulted its teacher members to see if this is a good idea?

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