The bizarre announcement by the Minister of Education that he intends to compel non-consenting school communities to submit to sex education exposes an agenda of educational perversion. These books are undoubtedly popular, and are written with some skill. So at our recent inservice workshop on literature the staff of Carey College read and analysed these books. In the end we confirmed our original decision to exclude them from our curriculum - but our reasons changed. Aerobic fitness is critical for children.
Parental influence is critical for substance abuse in children.
Cigarette smoking by teenagers indicates high risk of depression. In three subjects our staff were 'trained' in three distinctly different practices were upheld. But at the same time there is a tendency to attempt to institutionalise it to increase control of independent families. Many students will have certificates supported by several hundred items of information. Guest Contributor Michael Irwin argues that the proposal will be unworkable and incomprehensible.