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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No parent wants combined genders. I doubt many parents are even aware this is the plan for next year.[/quote]

I am the parent of a 4th grade boy and I have absolutely no problem with combined gender FLE classes.  There is nothing in the girls’ lessons that he shouldn’t hear and nothing in his that would hurt them.  Receiving the same information together is both egalitarian and practical.  It helps students understand each other more and have empathy toward each other.  It helps create understanding rather than division. [/quote]

Well I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.[/quote]

I think parent's should be telling schools what they should teach.

It should reflect community desires.[/quote]

There should certainly be community input. I do not think my 4th grader would feel comfortable in a lesson (or talking) about how she's starting to get buds on her chest and how she's starting to get pubic hair. A conversation we had the other night about a period is (after she found a tampon and asked what it is) could not have been more uncomfortable (from her side). I was just very open and matter-of-fact about it and she was struggling with embarrassment. I cannot imagine having these sorts of lessons in a mixed-gender class.[/quote]

Exactly this.  I continue to be amazed that certain parents actually seem to *want* children to feel uncomfortable and embarrassed.  It really boggles the mind.[/quote]

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