[Velvetta]

I would also want all kinds of sexual acts discussed. It is amazing the number of kids who don't view felatio as a sexual act.

Far out - how would you phrase that one in regard to 12 year olds in a staff room full of other parents?
I agree with it, just don't know how I could approach it.

[mrsmarple]

how would you phrase that one in regard to 12 year olds in a staff room full of other parents?

Maybe you could just ask to what degree and how widely will they be talking about sex. Will it include oral sex? Homosexual sex? Or perhaps just say something like 'will you talk mostly/only about intercourse, or will you be covering all other sorts of sexual interactions'? (ie oral sex).

[Roobear]

Most definitely if they include pregnancy termination information and if they do from what perspective do they portray this from.

When I was in Year 9, we were told that it is up to the doctor to decide whether you can have an abortion or not so he won't always give you one and then we watched a video with two women in it. One had an abortion and was deeply traumatized by it, "biggest mistake of my life" "I killed my baby" etc etc and then the other women who kept her baby when she fell pregnant when she was 17 and kept it and "the best decision of my life" "I don't have a relationship with the boys father but I love being a young single mum" showed her playing with son in the playground... Makes me SO angry now to think about it. Was not that long ago either.

Agree with the pp's on the other suggestions too.

This post has been edited by Roobear: 07/10/2011, 01:18 PM

[Le-a]

How to use condoms properly. Does your school have condom vending machines in the toilets? There was a big brouhaha about this when I was in high school a million years ago. We argued that we wanted easy access to condoms, the parent body and school argued that the vending machine would only encourage us to have sex, and that we wouldn't take it seriously anyway.

Yeah, cos just seeing a condom vending machine makes me about as toey as a roman sandal.

*sorry, just realized this was about sex Ed for year 7. Might be a bit early for my suggestions then?

This post has been edited by Yokomoloko: 07/10/2011, 01:31 PM

[Azadel]

where they can go for help if they have any problems (fpa)

[purplekitty]

I was on a committee for this when one of my children was in Yr. 7. I was outnumbered by parents who wanted to narrow significantly what was discussed. They believed they sex ed. was the responsibility of the family and having DVD's available in the library would be sufficient for the details. Children could borrow these with their parent's permission.
Due to this Family Planning was not allowed to give the talks because they have the policy of answering any question a student asks.
The teachers ended up doing the sex ed. with a very defined scope.

IMO it should be age appropriate with everything covered at Yr.7 level in co-ed groups with a separate single-sex session for asking any embarrassing questions girls/boys might have.

(Yr.7 is the last year of primary school in my state)

[Guest_Cathode_*]

I'd ask if they will also be teaching the reasons as to why to have sex?

I think this i a very important thing. At my school we were taught all about the hows, but nothing about the whys, ie when 2 people that love each other are trying to have a baby. To wait until you feel comfortable to have sex. To not have sex just because you feel pressured to. etc.

[anon60]

Don't your schools cover this (age appropriately) at the various levels of their Personal Development, Health and Physical Education curriculum?

[purplekitty]

Don't your schools cover this (age appropriately) at the various levels of their Personal Development, Health and Physical Education curriculum?

In secondary school they did.

[anon60]

In secondary school they did.

Isn't it in the NSW K-6 syllabus?

This post has been edited by anon60: 07/10/2011, 01:53 PM