5th Grade Sex Ed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They should! The whole point is to get there before they do.

Really? You think they should talk about anal and oral sex to 10 year olds? I've talked about sex with my children, but that seems like way too much to me at that age!

My 5th grade sex Ed class talked about these things 30 years ago. Why should there be less info given today?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They should! The whole point is to get there before they do.

Really? You think they should talk about anal and oral sex to 10 year olds? I've talked about sex with my children, but that seems like way too much to me at that age!

My 5th grade sex Ed class talked about these things 30 years ago. Why should there be less info given today?

Because MAGA needs something to grab on to. Gotta stoke the war!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is definitely very conservative OP.
What you have to watch for is the 6th and 7th grade health class. They discuss sex trafficking and forced heroin use.
So depressing and shocking.

Oh good grief.

Here's sixth grade Family Life: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/health/middle/grade6/familylife.aspx

Here's seventh grade Family Life: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/health/middle/grade7/familylife.aspx

More details from MCPS doc:

Grade 7 Family Life and Human Sexuality

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Sexual Health

Identify ways to prevent pregnancy, including not having sex and effective use of contraceptives, including condoms.

Describe ways sexually active people can reduce the risk of HIV, and other STIs.

Identify solo, vaginal, anal, and oral sex along with possible outcomes of each.


Describe how the effectiveness of condoms can reduce the risk of HIV, and other STIs.

Identify proper steps to using barrier methods correctly.

I grew up in a very Christian town/household, and kids were having oral sex by seventh grade. It is early for some kids but late for many, so the school has to start then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is definitely very conservative OP.
What you have to watch for is the 6th and 7th grade health class. They discuss sex trafficking and forced heroin use.
So depressing and shocking.

Oh good grief.

Here's sixth grade Family Life: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/health/middle/grade6/familylife.aspx

Here's seventh grade Family Life: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/health/middle/grade7/familylife.aspx

More details from MCPS doc:

Grade 7 Family Life and Human Sexuality

[Deleted some sections]

Sexual Health

Identify ways to prevent pregnancy, including not having sex and effective use of contraceptives, including condoms.

Describe ways sexually active people can reduce the risk of HIV, and other STIs.

Identify solo, vaginal, anal, and oral sex along with possible outcomes of each.


Describe how the effectiveness of condoms can reduce the risk of HIV, and other STIs.

Identify proper steps to using barrier methods correctly.

I grew up in a very Christian town/household, and kids were having oral sex by seventh grade. It is early for some kids but late for many, so the school has to start then.

I had a pregnant classmate in 7th grade. It is so so late to start talking about these things!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They should! The whole point is to get there before they do.

Really? You think they should talk about anal and oral sex to 10 year olds? I've talked about sex with my children, but that seems like way too much to me at that age!

My 5th grade sex Ed class talked about these things 30 years ago. Why should there be less info given today?

Because MAGA needs something to grab on to. Gotta stoke the war!

Yes yes. Shame on MAGA types for not wanting to talk about sex with other people's kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is definitely very conservative OP.
What you have to watch for is the 6th and 7th grade health class. They discuss sex trafficking and forced heroin use.
So depressing and shocking.

Oh good grief.

Here's sixth grade Family Life: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/health/middle/grade6/familylife.aspx

Here's seventh grade Family Life: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/health/middle/grade7/familylife.aspx

More details from MCPS doc:

Grade 7 Family Life and Human Sexuality

[Deleted some sections]

Sexual Health

Identify ways to prevent pregnancy, including not having sex and effective use of contraceptives, including condoms.

Describe ways sexually active people can reduce the risk of HIV, and other STIs.

Identify solo, vaginal, anal, and oral sex along with possible outcomes of each.


Describe how the effectiveness of condoms can reduce the risk of HIV, and other STIs.

Identify proper steps to using barrier methods correctly.

I grew up in a very Christian town/household, and kids were having oral sex by seventh grade. It is early for some kids but late for many, so the school has to start then.

I had a pregnant classmate in 7th grade. It is so so late to start talking about these things!

Fair play. We should teach oral and anal to 6th graders. (Catholic contraception).

Seriously though, the Venn Diagram of kids who are consensually involved in middle school sex/pregnancy and kids who pay attention to anything in school is very close to 2 separate circles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm impressed they give you information. We were told it was going to happen but that was it. Nothing on what they were talking about.

They are legally required to share the curriculum with parents. It’s in some regulation or statute I looked up.

Where it gets tricky is with LGBTQ materials. None of that is vetted or subject to the same disclosure requirements. We opted our kid of some school programs given that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm impressed they give you information. We were told it was going to happen but that was it. Nothing on what they were talking about.

They are legally required to share the curriculum with parents. It’s in some regulation or statute I looked up.

Where it gets tricky is with LGBTQ materials. None of that is vetted or subject to the same disclosure requirements. We opted our kid of some school programs given that.

No, that's not tricky. Unless you think that anything related to LGBTQ people is by definition part of the health curriculum, but why would anybody think that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is definitely very conservative OP.
What you have to watch for is the 6th and 7th grade health class. They discuss sex trafficking and forced heroin use.
So depressing and shocking.

Oh good grief.

Here's sixth grade Family Life: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/health/middle/grade6/familylife.aspx

Here's seventh grade Family Life: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/health/middle/grade7/familylife.aspx

More details from MCPS doc:

Grade 7 Family Life and Human Sexuality

[Deleted some sections]

Sexual Health

Identify ways to prevent pregnancy, including not having sex and effective use of contraceptives, including condoms.

Describe ways sexually active people can reduce the risk of HIV, and other STIs.

Identify solo, vaginal, anal, and oral sex along with possible outcomes of each.


Describe how the effectiveness of condoms can reduce the risk of HIV, and other STIs.

Identify proper steps to using barrier methods correctly.

I grew up in a very Christian town/household, and kids were having oral sex by seventh grade. It is early for some kids but late for many, so the school has to start then.

I had a pregnant classmate in 7th grade. It is so so late to start talking about these things!

Fair play. We should teach oral and anal to 6th graders. (Catholic contraception).

Seriously though, the Venn Diagram of kids who are consensually involved in middle school sex/pregnancy and kids who pay attention to anything in school is very close to 2 separate circles.

You're assuming all sexual activity is consensual. You shouldn't assume that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is definitely very conservative OP.
What you have to watch for is the 6th and 7th grade health class. They discuss sex trafficking and forced heroin use.
So depressing and shocking.

Oh good grief.

Here's sixth grade Family Life: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/health/middle/grade6/familylife.aspx

Here's seventh grade Family Life: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/health/middle/grade7/familylife.aspx

More details from MCPS doc:

Grade 7 Family Life and Human Sexuality

[Deleted some sections]

Sexual Health

Identify ways to prevent pregnancy, including not having sex and effective use of contraceptives, including condoms.

Describe ways sexually active people can reduce the risk of HIV, and other STIs.

Identify solo, vaginal, anal, and oral sex along with possible outcomes of each.


Describe how the effectiveness of condoms can reduce the risk of HIV, and other STIs.

Identify proper steps to using barrier methods correctly.

I grew up in a very Christian town/household, and kids were having oral sex by seventh grade. It is early for some kids but late for many, so the school has to start then.

I had a pregnant classmate in 7th grade. It is so so late to start talking about these things!

Fair play. We should teach oral and anal to 6th graders. (Catholic contraception).

Seriously though, the Venn Diagram of kids who are consensually involved in middle school sex/pregnancy and kids who pay attention to anything in school is very close to 2 separate circles.

You're assuming all sexual activity is consensual. You shouldn't assume that.

+1 Also the assumption that people having early sex are bad students is also totally off-base.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They should! The whole point is to get there before they do.

Really? You think they should talk about anal and oral sex to 10 year olds? I've talked about sex with my children, but that seems like way too much to me at that age!

My 5th grade sex Ed class talked about these things 30 years ago. Why should there be less info given today?

Because MAGA needs something to grab on to. Gotta stoke the war!

Yes yes. Shame on MAGA types for not wanting to talk about sex with other people's kids.

Because sex is a total abnormal thing to talk about anymore than 1+1? Humans don’t materialize out of thin air. Kids see baby birds born and baby animals all the time. Why are folks so afraid to talk about their own species.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am SO glad they are covering these things. I have repeatedly tried to talk to my 5th grader about this stuff, got books from the library… and I’m getting a hard pass at every try. Really glad they’ll be forced to listen at school.

Why are you getting a hard pass??

Apparently you were never 10. Most kids don’t want to talk to their parents about that stuff. And spare me your upcoming sanctimonious “I raised my child to feel comfortable to talk to me about whatever” nonsense we all know is coming.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am SO glad they are covering these things. I have repeatedly tried to talk to my 5th grader about this stuff, got books from the library… and I’m getting a hard pass at every try. Really glad they’ll be forced to listen at school.

Why are you getting a hard pass??

Apparently you were never 10. Most kids don’t want to talk to their parents about that stuff. And spare me your upcoming sanctimonious “I raised my child to feel comfortable to talk to me about whatever” nonsense we all know is coming.

Thank you, PP.

Exactly this. My 10 yo will talk to me about all kinds of hard stuff and we have a great relationship. But I bring up the puberty talk and it's like I am force-feeding her moldy spinach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm impressed they give you information. We were told it was going to happen but that was it. Nothing on what they were talking about.

They are legally required to share the curriculum with parents. It’s in some regulation or statute I looked up.

Where it gets tricky is with LGBTQ materials. None of that is vetted or subject to the same disclosure requirements. We opted our kid of some school programs given that.

No, that's not tricky. Unless you think that anything related to LGBTQ people is by definition part of the health curriculum, but why would anybody think that?

It is 100% part of sex ed. should not appear throughout the rest of the year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm impressed they give you information. We were told it was going to happen but that was it. Nothing on what they were talking about.

They are legally required to share the curriculum with parents. It’s in some regulation or statute I looked up.

Where it gets tricky is with LGBTQ materials. None of that is vetted or subject to the same disclosure requirements. We opted our kid of some school programs given that.

No, that's not tricky. Unless you think that anything related to LGBTQ people is by definition part of the health curriculum, but why would anybody think that?

It is 100% part of sex ed. should not appear throughout the rest of the year.