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Sunday, September 12, 2010

Public Schools? Really?

A few weeks ago as I sipped my morning coffee, I turned on the news. While listening to the first story I almost snorted coffee out my nose!
The Helena Montana school board wants to teach sex education in the first grade. They feel it's appropriate to explain body parts, what they are for and that it's possible to romantically love someone of the same gender. By the second grade they want to introduce the gay lifestyle and that it's inappropriate to use slurs against gays.

According to KRTV in Montana KRTV news   "By fifth grade, they are taught there are several types of intercourse, and by the sixth grade, the draft document states that students should, "Understand that sexual intercourse includes but is not limited to vaginal, oral, or anal penetration; using the penis, fingers, tongue or objects."

Part of my mission is to help parents understand that children are impressionable. What you do in your home matters. The people that associate with your children matter. The things your children are taught....it matters. In my class, "Your rights in the Public School system" I explain that the school system can not and must not teach moral issues to your child - unless they revert to the 50's bible based value system. Why? Because if the morals of our children are being taught by liberal - motive based - individuals....our children will be indoctrinated with unacceptable views. Sex education in schools is not an attempt to help children is has always been about indoctrinating children to liberal views.
Even 25 years ago when my children were subjected to a mild sex education class that was abstinence based and covered more medical diseases than anything - I opted them out and used the material to teach them myself. I knew they needed my opinions on the subject and needed to be free from the jeers and lude remarks that would inevitably surface in a mixed room of pre-teens. I allowed them to take the test with the others but insisted that if there were questions of moral preference - they must use my explanations not the teachers. My children scored the highest grades in the class. And....my children remained "pure" until marriage.

If you look back to the Montana situation, the school board is saying to parents...."Give us your child at his most vulnerable age ( just 6 years old) and allow us to indoctrinate him/her to our beliefs." They cover their agenda with a smokescreen of "science and health" and make you believe that sexual orientation will only be a small part of the curriculum. What teacher would avoid giving an answer to a question simply because it's not "time" or on her lesson plans for the day.

So... let's look at this with a reality based situation and a logical mind. Let's say that you are a teacher in that school district. You are married but you have a sister that is gay. You are a democrat and very liberal in your thinking. You have no problem with abortion or political correctness as long as it is in favor of liberal thoughts. Your husband reads playboy and you think sexual perversion is a myth. You have no idea of the how many people you slept with before marriage and you are doing just fine. Sex for you is just a bodily function and therefore doesn't deserve any restrictions. Sex involves more science and health than it does purity. You feel superior in this area because you have studied science and not allowed the emotional or spiritual connection to invade the subject of sex. You wouldn't dare be a mean as he is...but you agree with Bill Mauer that most conservatives are just stupid and you need to find a way to enlightened them and force your beliefs for the good of all.

You receive the sex education curriculum as well as five letters from parents warning you not to indoctrinate their children. They ask for the dates you plan to teach this subject because they intend to keep their children home. First you are enraged that these parents have rejected your teaching abilities. Since all five of them are Christians and opposed to the gay lifestyle, you also feel that they have rejected your wonderful sister.

You calm down and decide that you are going to accept their horrible demands and do the best you can to teach their little monsters.

Hum.....Do you think it will be possible to stay neutral? How would you react to any "innocent" remark from that child if it was Christian based? If the subject was initiated by a student two days before the "Christians" were opted out, would you use that opportunity to have your say in front of those children? After all....you have to be responsive to other students too...right? Would you treat the Christian children different?

It has been proven and documented that teachers can't help but respond to a child's personality or behavior in the classroom. Teachers are not robots. Teachers will spend more time helping the polite child than she will helping the trouble maker. That's just human nature! I have a lot of friends and I love most of their children. But even when I'm consciously trying....I find that I have a hard time showing love and interacting with spoiled brats. When a cutie pie darling polite child lifts her hands and wants me to pick her up - I'm all about that. When I see a cutie pie little girl hit her mom in the face - I'm not so quick to want to hold her.

The same is true for teachers and other people that interact with our children. Their beliefs and moral choices will rub off on our children. We are our child's protector and while we should teach them never to be mean to anyone.....we must protect their little minds until our conservative beliefs are fully understood. We are not smothering them, we are simply making sure they have all the facts and aren't called on to make a decision before knowing "all" the facts. The school board president said, "I want children to have the facts so they can intelligently make their own decision." Since when does a six year old even want to make a sexual decision? For them it's still all about cooties and yucky girls or stupid boys. Isn't this an overt attack on the innocence of youth? If a child under the age of 12 can't testify in court because he can be swayed by the interviewer....why would we think a child under 12 can't be swayed by a teacher?

I feel a deep sadness for the children of this country. No child should be exposed to sex before marriage. AND....no child should have to be concerned with the facts until their bodies begin to change. Hollywood, books and unfortunately the public school system has pushed sex on our children and stolen the innocence of childhood. Parents must stop the onslaught!

Will you help? If you can find a way to connect with the Montana parents and give them our support....please let me know and I'll pass addresses on here.

I've always encouraged parents to consider leaving their children in public schools. Not any more. If you can afford it - please consider finding the best Christian school you can. Until we can get them changed, public schools are becoming your child's worst enemy!

What do you think?

Seeking His Wisdom,

Debbie

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