From: dillhoff@aslws01.asl.dl.nec.com (Doug Dillhoff)
Subject: Re: Sexuality
Organization: NEC America, Inc Irving TX
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 15:51:36 GMT

In article <1993Jan06.222723.11389@microsoft.com> philipla@microsoft.com (Phil Lafornara) writes:
>In article <1993Jan5.230828.29316@asl.dl.nec.com> dillhoff@aslws01.asl.dl.nec.com (Doug Dillhoff) writes:
>>In article <1993Jan05.180438.5289@microsoft.com> fritzs@microsoft.com (Fritz Sands) writes:
>>>In article <1992Dec31.181358.17099@asl.dl.nec.com> dillhoff@aslws01.asl.dl.nec.com (Doug Dillhoff) writes:
>>>| 
>>>| That is the whole problem. Teachers in sex ed. and drug ed. classes are
>>>| told not to tell children what is right and wrong, to just present the
>>>| facts. This has the opposite effect of what they intend.
>>>
>>>This assumes that the purpose of sex ed and drug ed classes is the 
>>>spread of propoganda rather than information.
>>>
>>>I expect you to start a chant of "ignorance is strength" any time now.
>>>
>>
>>Please read more carefully. I did not say we should not have  those
>>types of classes. The problem is with the majority of the programs
>>that are out there. One of the more popular drug prevention programs
>>in the nation is called (CHARLIE). This is for grades (1,3,5). They
>>spend about 10% of the time on drug education. They do not say that
>>drugs are wrong and instruct the teachers to keep their opinions out
>>of any discussions the children are having. When they teach decision
>>making skills, one of the life scenarios discussed with the children
>>concerns a married woman(A) who is having an affair with another
>>woman's husband(B).  The husband of (A) then shoots (B). A paraphrase
>>of the description of LSD is something like: a feeling of euphoria,
>>a sense of great wisdom and is not habit forming. The child is never
>>told of the negative aspects of the drug. The same type
>>of garbage is used in sex ed. classes. This is off the
>>topic, however, I would recommend you do some research on the types
>>of programs used in your school district.
>
>    I see - you want more than facts to be taught in those classes -
>you want opinions as well.  You just get pissed off when they
>aren't _your_ opinions.
>
>				-Phil

Apparently you still have not gotten the point. Most of the drug and
sex ed. programs in use today have been found to increase the use of
drugs and have increased promiscuity (teen pregnancy, std's). They
need to change the programs to character and fact based programs
which have been shown to work. A (1991 or 1992) report from the AMA
stated that when the methods used in many of the drug and sex ed.
programs are used in suicide prevention programs in schools, the
kids appeared to be more likely to attempt suicide than those that
had not been through the program.

Yes Phil, I get very upset when school systems accross the nation
continue to use methods in drug and sex ed. programs that have
been shown time and time again that they do not work.
-- 
Doug Dillhoff            Any opinions expressed are strictly my own.
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