What (if anything) is your DC's private school doing to celebrating LGBT History Month?

[Anonymous]

"It's Perfectly Normal' is perfectly appropriate for fourth-graders. Have you read it? I have. The tone is very factual. The facts are factual too.

Also, if you don't want your child to learn about these things in fourth grade, then doesn't Burgundy Farm let you opt out? MCPS does.

[Anonymous]

Parents no longer have a say on what their children are taught nor when that information is introduced. But it is okay, because schools have selected materials that are factual both in content and in tone. If your kindergartner somehow misses school the day of the LGBT celebration, then that child will be well on the way to being viewed as ignorant and intolerant by all the other liberal parents. Tolerance is great as long as we all agree what we are supposed to be tolerant about ... there is no tolerance whatsoever for more traditional views or preserving the innocence of childhood for a few more years. I am a freak for not wishing my child to be introduced to the idea of anal sex (regardless of the genders involved) at the tender age of 9.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Parents no longer have a say on what their children are taught nor when that information is introduced. But it is okay, because schools have selected materials that are factual both in content and in tone. If your kindergartner somehow misses school the day of the LGBT celebration, then that child will be well on the way to being viewed as ignorant and intolerant by all the other liberal parents. Tolerance is great as long as we all agree what we are supposed to be tolerant about ... there is no tolerance whatsoever for more traditional views or preserving the innocence of childhood for a few more years. I am a freak for not wishing my child to be introduced to the idea of anal sex (regardless of the genders involved) at the tender age of 9.

I don't get this. I really don't. Your child is at a private school, right? Didn't you choose that school?

And don't private schools let parents pull their children out of sex ed classes? Public schools do.

[Anonymous]

Why would any school celebrate that sort of content? That's not appropriate for the classroom!!

[Anonymous]

LOL. So a group of 4th grade boys have a teacher-led discussion about anal sex and your child happens to be out for a "doctor's appointment" that afternoon. When he returns to school, don't you think that the other 4th grade boys are going to clue him in on what he missed?!!! And this is not a private v. public school discussion ... not much difference.

When we selected our child's school, he was barely 4 years old ... we compared schools across many criteria, but the content of sex education classes honestly never crossed our minds. I'm not so worked up about it that I would change schools ... but I do think this DCUM discussion is a good introduction to parents just starting to consider schools as to what might be in their future.

[Anonymous]

I don't agree with everything our private school teaches including their stance of promoting gay lifestyles and yes you are promoting if you are actively looking for gay families to put in the school above and beyond the usual admissions process. It's a great school otherwise so I balance the fact that I am not going to like everything. I also am not going to be goaded or pushed into accepting as normal pushing out the equally important role of a mother and a father. So no my kids will not be going over a gay family household at a young age before I am ready to have a more adult conversation about this. Do I think homosexuals are flawed people..no not anymore than the next person and I don't think it's a choice to be gay. I do think this lifestyle is confusing to children and I don't want my kids to think it's the same as a mom and dad. They can make their own mind up when they are older and however they feel about this when they are older is their choice. Very bothered about these discussions about anal sex in fourth grade..even if my child were gay I would think that is too young to introduce them to have to have sex. God I wasn't even thinking about these things then but alas we were a much more innocent country then.

[Anonymous]

Hard to believe there are still Neanderthals who think they can keep their kids from turning gay just by never telling them gay exists.

And what is with not wanting kids exposed to something that might "confuse" them? Do you feel the same way about verb tenses or algebra? Why exactly do you send your kids to school at all?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hard to believe there are still Neanderthals who think they can keep their kids from turning gay just by never telling them gay exists.

And what is with not wanting kids exposed to something that might "confuse" them? Do you feel the same way about verb tenses or algebra? Why exactly do you send your kids to school at all?

Not the pp you are baiting, but I will respond. My child is gay or he is not ... time will tell. I love him the same in either case. Right now, my child is very interested in playing baseball and watching football and indy races. He enjoys reading, math, and recess. He spends no time considering whether he will wish to marry a female or a male. He spends no time considering which gender might be more appealing as a sex partner. He thinks sex is kissing and he is not interested in kissing anyone except maybe mom right before he goes to sleep. He currently does not know anyone with two same gender parents ... he really doesn't care about friends' parents. My son is 9 years old and I personally see no reason why he needs to be introduced to ideas that are of no interest or relevance to him at this point in his life. The truth is that these ideas are out there in our culture all over the place ... when he is old enough (and that age is different for different kids), he will notice and will no doubt have questions. THAT IS THE TIME to answer his questions in a neutral, factual, supportive way. But thank you for your concern about my child being "properly" educated in a way YOU see fit.

[Anonymous]

I agree with this.

[Anonymous]

The only ones who want young kids exposed to homosexuality are the gays themselves. In many cultures in the course of human history, homosexual activity has been considered unnatural, abnormal, and sinful. There are many people in the US today who agree, and that will never change despite the pathetic attempts by the pro-gay crowd to gain acceptance.

[Anonymous]

PP at 11:03, your child is being introduced to all kinds of ideas that are of no interest or relevance to him at this point in his life. That is what you're sending him to school for.

Keep in mind, also, that these are two separate issues. One issue is -- there are lots of different ways to be a family. A separate issue is -- human sexuality and reproduction.

If you think that acknowledging the existence of gay people means talking about gay sex, do you think the same thing about straight people?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only ones who want young kids exposed to homosexuality are the gays themselves. In many cultures in the course of human history, homosexual activity has been considered unnatural, abnormal, and sinful. There are many people in the US today who agree, and that will never change despite the pathetic attempts by the pro-gay crowd to gain acceptance.

I must be gay, then. All my life I've thought I was straight. Thank you, PP, for clearing up this error for me.

[Anonymous]

Yes there are a lot of things introduced but introducing gay lifestyle at a young age is confusing. There are a lot of ways to be a family but only one basically takes away the man and woman role and that is confusing. If grandmom raises the kids because mom and dad died..a child can process that but saying Geez Bobby's dad hired a surrogate to have him and nope you have no mommy but bonus two daddies. But why don't I have a mommy. Well Daddy isn't into mommies so no mommy for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes there are a lot of things introduced but introducing gay lifestyle at a young age is confusing. There are a lot of ways to be a family but only one basically takes away the man and woman role and that is confusing. If grandmom raises the kids because mom and dad died..a child can process that but saying Geez Bobby's dad hired a surrogate to have him and nope you have no mommy but bonus two daddies. But why don't I have a mommy. Well Daddy isn't into mommies so no mommy for you.

What is this "gay lifestyle"? Living while being gay? Gay people live in all sorts of different ways, just as straight people do. Do you talk about the "straight lifestyle"?

As for confusion, what's confusing about this?

Q: Why does my friend Bobby have two daddies and no mommy?
A: There are a lot of different ways to be a family. Two daddies and no mommy is the way for Bobby's family.

No need to get into surrogates, unless the child asks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes there are a lot of things introduced but introducing gay lifestyle at a young age is confusing. There are a lot of ways to be a family but only one basically takes away the man and woman role and that is confusing. If grandmom raises the kids because mom and dad died..a child can process that but saying Geez Bobby's dad hired a surrogate to have him and nope you have no mommy but bonus two daddies. But why don't I have a mommy. Well Daddy isn't into mommies so no mommy for you.

What is this "gay lifestyle"? Living while being gay? Gay people live in all sorts of different ways, just as straight people do. Do you talk about the "straight lifestyle"?

As for confusion, what's confusing about this?

Q: Why does my friend Bobby have two daddies and no mommy?
A: There are a lot of different ways to be a family. Two daddies and no mommy is the way for Bobby's family.

No need to get into surrogates, unless the child asks.

Your happy little scenario is centered around a child asking a question ... not the teacher settling the group down for circle time so that the number and gender of parents can be discussed because the calendar says it is Pride Month. Now then, back to sounding out words and skip counting and thinking about Halloween.