I don't think that the bs part of the programs have anything to do with public schooling, rather its everything to do with the groups who create these programs have an agenda, and don't do any real fact checking. Thus you get stupidities like the extra chromosomes and references about a woman's proper place etc.
larry On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 13:28:45 -0600, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > abstinence is great for teens sure, and I hope my daughter will > partake. I think you can look at the data the other way though and say > yanno, there is absolutely no proof that abstinence-only sex education > programs WORK. And this stuff about chromosomes and masturbation, > geesh. People wonder why I homeschool :P > > Dana > > On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 10:07:56 -0800 (PST), Sam Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > If you look at your other sites, one of them has a > > > big table with > > > columns for "what works" and "What doesn't." Guess > > > where abstinence > > > was. > > > > And I posted the reason, only one study was done and > > more were needed. > > > > But look next to that at "Best Bets". > > > > It says: > > > > Focus on developing abstinence values among teens and > > encourage them to sign virginity pledges. > > > > Work with adolescents to change their perception that > > most peers are sexually active and that sexual > > experience elicits respect from peers. > > > > Improve educational performance and encourage teens to > > form high educational aspirations. > > > > Promote participation in sports (effective for girls > > only). > > > > ..... > > goes on and then this > > > > Reduce non-voluntary sexual experiences. > > > > Isn't that a given? > > > > > > > http://www.childtrends.org/Files/K1Brief.pdf p. 5 > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. > > http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - RUWebby http://www.ruwebby.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:139171 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
