Change seems to be racing into N.C. schools, and we’d like to know your opinion.
Some North Carolina lawmakers and health advocates want to give parents the right to choose what type of sex education their kids get at school, WRAL reports. Right now by law, the main curriculum stresses abstinence-until-marriage, but legislation is being considered that would let parents opt for their kids to get comprehensive sex education that covers contraception. Do you think parents should have the right to choose?
After Gov. Beverly Perdue expressed her wish to increase per-student public school spending despite a budget crisis, state Republicans leaders suggested Tuesday that the size of school classes should grow instead, WRAL reports. Where should the money come from? Should class sizes increase?
A University of North Carolina panel said Tuesday that the University of North Carolina system should adopt a policy for dealing with hate crimes on all of its campuses, WRAL reports. The commission was born after North Carolina State University students spray-painted racist graffiti in the campus' Free Expression Tunnel on the night President Barack Obama was voted in. Do you think that a system-wide policy is needed?
At risk of alienating some good folks, here are my personal opinions:
Yes, on a comprehensive sex education that covers contraception. The more education for kids on contraception, the better.
No, on increased class sizes. Have you been in a public school class lately? How much bigger do think it can get?
Yes, on the UNC anti-hate crimes policy. I’m a proponent of free speech, but we need guidelines on hate speech, especially when it comes on the night that a country’s leader is elected.
Let me know what you think, especially if you don’t agree.
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I don't know about increased class sizes but I think it is incredibly selfish of Perdue, a career educator prior to her foray in politics, to propose increases in education spending in a time when other government functions are cutting back. Especially given the fact that far and away the largest portion of the state budget is already for education.
You obviously are against free speech, unless these "guidelines" are like the pirate code. The UNC system has the right to police its own free expression tunnel but they should change the name to "Expression Tunnel" if they don't like what people write there.
GOLO member since May 2, 2008
March 11, 2009 12:21 p.m.
#2 NO The class sizes are too big to begin with.
#3 NO It's named the FREE Expression Tunnel, what part of that is not understood? If there are certain things that can't be said, then it should be re-named the Politically Correct Expression Tunnel, or the "Make Sure You Don't Offend Anyone Tunnel.
GOLO member since January 19, 2009
March 11, 2009 12:32 p.m.
GOLO member since March 11, 2009
March 11, 2009 12:41 p.m.
GOLO member since October 16, 2009
March 11, 2009 12:53 p.m.
GOLO member since January 8, 2008
March 11, 2009 12:57 p.m.
GOLO member since April 23, 2009
March 11, 2009 2:03 p.m.
1) We're legally required to pay the schools and to send 'em our kids (or pay more money to educate 'em otherwise)
2) Schools' job is to teach academic skills: "reading, writing, arithmetic." Have they mastered teaching those, yet?
3) It is the job of the students' parents, with help from their close older associates, to be responsible for the students and to accurately teach their expected social norms (including sexual) and the reasons/ramifications.
4) Many teachers have difficulty avoiding sexual actions with their students and are limited even within their field of expertise.
5) There is no accreditation body (that I'm aware of) that'd ensure the quality/accuracy of the sex info. conveyed (e.g., tough ones like: impact of antibiotics on "the pill," proper storage of condoms, the limits of various STD/pregnancy preventive measures, etc.).
In-school comprehensive or abstinence-only sex ed.? How 'bout neither? It is NOT their job!
March 11, 2009 2:59 p.m.
Their JOB is to educate. And since many parents refuse to discuss the subject at home, and some even give out false information, kids need a place to get accurate information.
There is much more to education than "reading, writing, arithmetic", they also need skills and knowledge for their life.
GOLO member since April 23, 2009
March 11, 2009 3:23 p.m.
March 11, 2009 4:20 p.m.
If the schools are going to teach contraception to help students prone to irresponsible sexual behavior then they should teach "game" to the shy students so they can get laid.
GOLO member since May 2, 2008
March 11, 2009 4:51 p.m.
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