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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We were out of town and missed it. Wow. I objected to a lot of what it said. The push, push, push towards being gay was obnoxious. The assumption that at 10, they were having sex. So much I am glad my kids missed. Did not want to make a big production of opting out.[/quote]

I have no idea what you are referring to, and I teach FLE to 5th graders.  The information provided is very basic and not at all controversial: proper names of body parts and cells, basic info on how sperm and egg join to create a baby, and the names of some diseases you can get from having sex.  Lots of emphasis on waiting until you are mature before you even think about it.    We DO NOT, and are not allowed, to discuss intercourse -- they always leave a little puzzled as to how the sperm and egg ever gete together! -- homosexuality, condoms or birth control, or anything other than scientific fact.  
We also do not make any assumptions about what knowledge or experience kids have.

Many questions I am only allowed to answer by saying, "Ask your family."  So your comments are flat wrong![/quote]

Thank you for correcting this point.  DH is a 6th grade teacher and teaches FLE to the boys every year.  This poster is exactly right.  DD had FLE last year in 5th grade and she definitely was puzzled about the whole sperm/egg contact thing - haha!  I don't understand why they don't just cover that too, but whatever.  DD and I had a few good conversations the week she had FLE.  In the end she was relieve to know that her parents had only had  to have sex twice (we have two kids) - hahaha! I had to correct her on that, so she was totally disgusted and confused as to why anyone would possibly want to have sex for any other reason other than to produce a child :-)[/quote]

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