Sex Education Vs. Family Life

[Dr. Shane]

I have long advocated Family Life classes instead of sex education. I believe sex education should be part of science class (anatomy & biology) and Family Life should teach teenagers how to have a successful marriage and be good parents.

Veggie porn in our schools?

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A 1991 study in Family Planning Perspectives found that instruction on contraceptives was "significantly correlated with an earlier onset of sexual activity."

If sex ed were merely the birds and the bees, anatomy and a few cautionary notes about sexually transmitted diseases, even most traditionally minded parents would not object. But quite often the sex educators are much more ambitious.

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[there buster]

Why do you even bother, Shane?

This ship lists to port so badly, most of the crew can no longer tell.

[Bravus]

Ah quit yer whining, Ed. If you don't like it, take your supercilious attitude and go home. Some of us are trying to keep it civil, but you're just spitting on the floor. Come back when you can play nicely, or don't come back at all. I've had enough.

Edit: Astonishingly, people are allowed to have opinions different from yours around here.

/ignore

[K]

My daughter is doing a project next year for her PA program about sex education in schools.

I'll let you know the results. It will be interesting to say the least.

K

[Dr. Shane]

What is PA?

[K]

Physcian's Assisant. It is one level lower to a doctor. They work with MD's doing almost anything imaginable. Her interests are cardiology. They use PAs extensively in the hospital I where I work. She got shadow the PA's a few years ago who assistant with heart bypasses. It is was there that she became really interested in the field.

She will do very well in the field because of her personality and her love of God.

K

[Naomi]

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My daughter is doing a project next year for her PA program about sex education in schools.

I'll let you know the results. It will be interesting to say the least.

K

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K, I would be interested in the results of her research. I do believe that in the larger facilities that often people are seen by a PA and not aware of the skills required to be a PA.

[Dr. Shane]

Yes I know what a Physician's Assistant is. I belive most (if not all) are RNs with a master degree.

The trend in sex education over the past 25 years has been disturbing as it starts out with the conclusion that we can't stop teenagers from having sex. When in fact, many teenagers will wait when they understand the consequences of having sex are not just pregnancy and STDs. Most sex ed programs do not even look at the emotional consequences that often result in premature marriage or heart ache.

[K]

Well you're close, but a Pa doesn't have a nursing degree. It is a separate program that has some classes like nurses take, but it is its own degree. Union College has a PA program.

Nurses with a Masters are called NP (nurse practicioner). They are the equivalent are almost the same except different states have different rules as to what PAs and NPs can do. NPs for instance have to have an MD signature on narcotic prescriptions.

At our hosptial NPs see patients like PAs, but I haven't seen an NP in the OR like the PAs.

K