Anonymous wrote:Teachers are both too incompetent to teach little Timmy how to add 2+2, but are also master indoctrinators who are going to turn little Timmy and the frogs gay.

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Anonymous wrote:Just know that the 7th grade FLHS curriculum is new this year (at least at DCs school), so educate yourself on the updated standards and decide whether this is appropriate for your student.

As part of your decision, ask yourself whether you prefer for your student to hear the information directly from the teacher, or second-hand from other students.

Or... directly from the parent. I share age appropriate information directly with my kids. I provide books for additional reading that are in line with my values. This is not the responsibility of unrelated strangers/adults to discuss sex with my minor child.

It’s also a public health issue given pregnancy and STIs.

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Anonymous wrote:Just know that the 7th grade FLHS curriculum is new this year (at least at DCs school), so educate yourself on the updated standards and decide whether this is appropriate for your student.

As part of your decision, ask yourself whether you prefer for your student to hear the information directly from the teacher, or second-hand from other students.

Or... directly from the parent. I share age appropriate information directly with my kids. I provide books for additional reading that are in line with my values. This is not the responsibility of unrelated strangers/adults to discuss sex with my minor child.

That's great. However, in addition, they will also hear information second-hand from other middle-schoolers. If you prefer for them to hear the information second-hand from other middle-schoolers, rather than directly from the teacher, that's your decision.

They are going to discuss sex with their peers regardless of whether an adult talks with them or not. So, I'll skip the teacher or unknown educator talking about it with them, coming from a place of authority rather than peer group conversations.

There are probably not a lot of people who deliberately decide it's better for their kids to learn about sex from other 7th graders (!) than from teachers, but apparently there's at least one person.

That is deliberately obtuse. I said upthread that I am teaching my child about human sexuality and reproductive health. I have zero idea the motivation or values of the person teaching the curriculum. I do not want or need an unknown adult to discuss sex with my minor child.

If my minor child discusses sex with his peers, as he surely will, he will do so on an even playing field. He will not be subjected to being in a position to disagree with an unrelated adult/authority figure. 7th graders are not able to hold their own in a critical debate with an adult and it would be an inappropriate forum to do so.

So you don’t want your child to get the information directly from the unrelated adult. However, it’s ok if they get the information second hand from their friends, who got it from the same unrelated adult?

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Anonymous wrote:Just know that the 7th grade FLHS curriculum is new this year (at least at DCs school), so educate yourself on the updated standards and decide whether this is appropriate for your student.

As part of your decision, ask yourself whether you prefer for your student to hear the information directly from the teacher, or second-hand from other students.

Or... directly from the parent. I share age appropriate information directly with my kids. I provide books for additional reading that are in line with my values. This is not the responsibility of unrelated strangers/adults to discuss sex with my minor child.

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Anonymous wrote:Just know that the 7th grade FLHS curriculum is new this year (at least at DCs school), so educate yourself on the updated standards and decide whether this is appropriate for your student.

As part of your decision, ask yourself whether you prefer for your student to hear the information directly from the teacher, or second-hand from other students.

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Anonymous wrote:Would you opt your child out of the Family Life and Human Sexuality unit offered at middle school? Just received an opt-out form from the school...

I wish they wouldn't allow opt-out. Even middle school kids need to be informed. It's just to important to allow rampant ignorance.

I would agree with you if they stuck to the facts but they are introducing gender ideology which is on par with a religion.

You've used this phrase several times. What's gender "ideology" and how does MCPS teach it to middle school kids?

Dp. It seems to be a significant part of the 7th grade Family Life curriculum, but they don’t explain what they actually teach about it. https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/district/curriculum/health/middle/grade7/grade-7-family-life-and-human-sexuality.pdf

"Gender" is a thing, certainly, and appropriate for discussion in a middle school sex ed class. But I didn't see the word "ideology" in there. Still confused.

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Anonymous wrote:Just know that the 7th grade FLHS curriculum is new this year (at least at DCs school), so educate yourself on the updated standards and decide whether this is appropriate for your student.

As part of your decision, ask yourself whether you prefer for your student to hear the information directly from the teacher, or second-hand from other students.

Or... directly from the parent. I share age appropriate information directly with my kids. I provide books for additional reading that are in line with my values. This is not the responsibility of unrelated strangers/adults to discuss sex with my minor child.

That's great. However, in addition, they will also hear information second-hand from other middle-schoolers. If you prefer for them to hear the information second-hand from other middle-schoolers, rather than directly from the teacher, that's your decision.

They are going to discuss sex with their peers regardless of whether an adult talks with them or not. So, I'll skip the teacher or unknown educator talking about it with them, coming from a place of authority rather than peer group conversations.

There are probably not a lot of people who deliberately decide it's better for their kids to learn about sex from other 7th graders (!) than from teachers, but apparently there's at least one person.

That is deliberately obtuse. I said upthread that I am teaching my child about human sexuality and reproductive health. I have zero idea the motivation or values of the person teaching the curriculum. I do not want or need an unknown adult to discuss sex with my minor child.

If my minor child discusses sex with his peers, as he surely will, he will do so on an even playing field. He will not be subjected to being in a position to disagree with an unrelated adult/authority figure. 7th graders are not able to hold their own in a critical debate with an adult and it would be an inappropriate forum to do so.