The Liberal government is reportedly reintroducing an updated version of the sex education curriculum for Ontario schools as early as September 2015 which was withdrawn in 2010 because of objections from religious leaders and the public. This curriculum was previously introduced under Dalton McGuinty watch when Kathleen Wynn was the education minister.
The reintroduced sex education curriculum will teach children about homosexuality and same-sex marriages right from Grade 3. encourage discussions about puberty, including masturbation in Grade 6, and talk about preventing sexually transmitted diseases (STD) in Grade 7 along with information on oral and anal sex.
Although I agree that children need further education regarding issues of homosexuality and same-sex marriages; however, I am unsure if introducing these topics from Grade 3 onward is appropriate. Everything has a place and time. Talking about these topics when the brains of children in that age group still grasping hypothetical’s and abstract concepts can be difficult to manage. In addition, children in that age group are beginning to learn humour and move to “potty humour” – which clearly illustrates that they are not mature enough to have such discussions. Furthermore, in grade 6 children are just beginning to grasp abstract relationships and are easily susceptible to one-sided arguments. This means that having discussions about puberty and masturbation at this stage can easily push ideas into their minds and encourage them to act in ways that they may not have done so otherwise. (more...)
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