Gay ed debate

"Muslim parents at Market Lane Public School(Toronto) want their children to get up and leave class, as soon as the issue of same sex families comes up" from pulse 24 news (www.pulse24.com)

Good. Igorant kids are something this world needs more of. Where else are we gonna get more ignorant adults?

[Edited on Nov 17, 2004 by ThisIsWhoWeAre]

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[Edited on Nov 17, 2004 by ThisIsWhoWeAre]

These Muslim parents sound a lot like red-state Christian parents...

Riiight.

...and I'm sure that those parents will be there to step in and cover their kids' ears for the rest of their lives

What grade is this?

Actually, "What century is this?" might be more appropriate.

Market Lane Public is a Jr. school which in Ontario is kindergarden to grade 6,and this program is about tolerance,they also teach about different races and religons

I totally hate open-mindedness

But what about when they are introduced to people of "different races and religions"

oh yeah:

The Toronto School Board is standing frirm on the issue

It is also important to note that the Muslim canadian Congress supports the boards decision:

Tarek Fatah of the Muslim Canadian Congress said he supports the Toronto board. "These (families) want selective human rights that protect them and not others. These parents want absolute control of their children. They are scared their children will grow up with their own thinking, that young women will grow up with independent ideas."

There are, however, a number of parents who remain opposed.

Do most US states have same-sex education taught at the primary school level?

You are kidding... Not even in the blue states.

No, Christian parents would pack the school board, change the curriculum, fire the person who wrote the old curriculum and somehow work in "intelligent design".

Christian parents already do pack the school boards. That was one of the grass roots programs of the christian coalition back in the 80s.

that's so ridiculous. I highly doubt they're giving a how-to lecture on butt-sex.

How anyone who's actually had sex can believe in "intelligent design" baffles me completely...

[Edited on Nov 18, 2004 by waldo]

Correct - no blow by blow desciptions whatsoever. More along the lines of " some kids have two mommies...".

Yeah, good point! And of course, the whole time they'd be complaining about how they're being persecuted and discriminated against.

one of the examples I read about today was a film about how children of same-sex parents are picked on a school and the fear and pian that causes.

one of the examples I read about today was a film about how children of same-sex parents are picked on a school and the fear and pian that causes.

I listened to a radio programme today, and the stats for gay suicide amoung schoolchildren is frightening.

There is a school called "Harvey Milk High" for bullied gay children in NY.

I would have to disagree, r00kers. Though when I was in Elementary school, the subject was never broached, today's teachers are focusing on the issue of gay tolerance more-- as a pre-service teacher, I've observed in many a sixth grade classroom talking about tolerance for different races, genders, sexual orientations, etc., and in my seventh grade health class we did talk (briefly but it was mentioned), about homosexual safer sex.

I really don't see it as a huge issue. Parents should be able to raise their kids how they want. Most the kids will rebel around the age 13 or so anyway.

It has been my experience that only overbearing or overly-controlling parents who refuse to allow their children to grow up, raise rebellious children. But that's niether here nor there, Brinstar.

Parents don't have the right to raise their children how ever they want-- and if they did, the government (at least here in the US) wouldn't have CPS.

It is society's job to raise children-- and yes, parents are an integral part of that, but really, children are ultimately the responsibility of the "village" so to speak.

And that reminds me... did you know it takes a boat load of vikings to raze a village?

sorry, bad joke.

My point I hope, still holds true.

I agree sooner or later the children will realize how overbearing and closed minded their parents were and judge for themselves....hopefully

[Edited on Nov 20, 2004 by ian_46_2]