26th June 2003, 5:14 AM
Sex education and multi-culturalism are worthless? Those classes apply most directly to every-day life. Some kids live in environments where it is socially acceptable to have sex at 12 years old. There are a few possible solutions:
1. Tell them what they're doing is bad. This won't work for a sizable portion of the population, as the school is not the primary creator of social mores. The kid will most likely continue to have sex out of a drive for rebellion or a noncaring attitude toward the school's opinion. Of course, if the school systems were Weltall's ideal, the school WOULD be the creator of social mores. The problem I see is that these people will not learn to create their own values. They will constantly be looking for an authority to enforce the values upon them. This often creates a resentment toward any/all authority figures.
2. Teach them how to have safe sex. This will work in a decent portion of the population. Although by doing this, you admit that sex occurs, you've got a bigger net with fewer holes. Everyone's eventually going to have urges to have sex (maybe not Weltall ;) ) but when they do, they'll know how to do it safely to limit the risk of pregnancy and sexually-transmitted diseases.
3. Cut the boy's genetalia off when they turn 10. Surgically replace the genetalia when they're 18. While the boys will be forever sterile (and have pathetically small sex organs), at least they'll be asexual during those awkward teen years!
It's amazing how these issues often relate to a child's relationship with their parents. While conservatives tend to favor a "fatherly" treatment, liberals favor a "motherly" treatment. I've never been given limits by my parents, and, as a result, I've learned to set them myself. Granted, this won't work for everyone, but I can count myself as an pretty good example of how non-authoritarian parenting can work.
1. Tell them what they're doing is bad. This won't work for a sizable portion of the population, as the school is not the primary creator of social mores. The kid will most likely continue to have sex out of a drive for rebellion or a noncaring attitude toward the school's opinion. Of course, if the school systems were Weltall's ideal, the school WOULD be the creator of social mores. The problem I see is that these people will not learn to create their own values. They will constantly be looking for an authority to enforce the values upon them. This often creates a resentment toward any/all authority figures.
2. Teach them how to have safe sex. This will work in a decent portion of the population. Although by doing this, you admit that sex occurs, you've got a bigger net with fewer holes. Everyone's eventually going to have urges to have sex (maybe not Weltall ;) ) but when they do, they'll know how to do it safely to limit the risk of pregnancy and sexually-transmitted diseases.
3. Cut the boy's genetalia off when they turn 10. Surgically replace the genetalia when they're 18. While the boys will be forever sterile (and have pathetically small sex organs), at least they'll be asexual during those awkward teen years!
It's amazing how these issues often relate to a child's relationship with their parents. While conservatives tend to favor a "fatherly" treatment, liberals favor a "motherly" treatment. I've never been given limits by my parents, and, as a result, I've learned to set them myself. Granted, this won't work for everyone, but I can count myself as an pretty good example of how non-authoritarian parenting can work.