[HPforGrownups] Re: Astronomy + ideas for classes

[morine10 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 8013

In a message dated 12/28/00 5:38:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
DaveH47 at mindspring.com writes:


> >... a few topics that don't seem to
> >be covered much at all: Terrestrial Geography (it's no wonder that
> >no one knows where anything is located), Modern Languages, English
> >Lit, Art, Music and Sex Education spring to mind.
> 
> A quick OT question: What is Sex Ed. like in the UK?  Over here
> in the States you need a note from your parents to take it, and at that
> they only discuss STD.  (The rest they assume you learn for yourself
> behind the bike sheds.)
> 

I have to disagree.  The school I teach at very thoroughly teaches sex ed 
between health and family consumer science classes, my sixth graders are very 
in the know.  They recently came back from class giving all the gory details 
about childbirth to an expectant colleague of mine after they had just 
watched "The Miracle of Birth" in health.

-Mo

"Can I have a look at Uranus too, Lavender?" - Ron Weasley, Harry Potter and 
the Goblet of Fire


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