Debate grows over teaching of abstinence

[Where is Hassan Nasrallah ?]

I don't know how old you are, but when you get out of school and into the real world, all the English and Science and Math crap serves no purpose.? Calculus and complex sentences won't do anything for you.? You need basic math...add, divide, multipy, substract...how is knowing how to find the area of a circle going to help you in life??

escuse me ?
not everybody wanna become a waiter or fast food cook
trust me there are million jobs out there that needs more than add and divide.
so please. math is great thing. so is any sciences. and i think that kids are already dumb enough with tv and music, they should learn harder stuff at school and see what REALLY is behind any difficult subject (math, quantum physics, philosophy ....)

about that abstinence thing.
i think sex is something you learn by your own, by your social activities and life

the only thing that we must teach kids : wear condoms. thats it.
the rest of it is their problem.

that mariage thing is BS. how in hell mariage solves everything. mariage became a normal relationship, people get married like they get girlfriends ....

instead of saving sex till mariage, people should save mariage till they're in love.

Yes, you need those things for college and college to get a good job, but unless you're in a field that requires you to use Calculus or advanced math everyday, you're not going to use that stuff outside of school (school includes college).? That's what I meant.?

And I agree with the rest of what you said.

alright. but you can't just start math in college
there are really hard things to learn, and we already have no time for it
the more you push it back the less you learn.

i agree with your point of view on what limits shcool must have

school must re-concentrate on real knowledge, something you can't learn on your own and leave all these hippie, "bobo", moral and life values or any community values ... thats what life's for.
get the kids to work math problems and they'll get smart

[N.I.B]

I am all for knowledge, but I don't think that certain things should be taught in school.? I think that in today's society, it is very easy to learn about diseases and stuff...hell, the internet is right there, and there are lots of good shows on the health channel that talk about sex.? But I don't think school should teach that, for lots of reasons...first of all, look at school in general...it is a sugarcoated version of reality.? All the inspirational posters and people filling your head with generic crap.?

Yes, the internet is right there... and you should BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU READ ON THE INTERNET, RIGHT?? How about school teaching facts... unfettered facts.? School teaches facts... and also teaches discipline, and also teaches a student of LIFE how to discern fact from fiction.?

BTW the 'inspirational posters' are about spreading ideas.? Spreading good ideas help promote ways of positive ways of thinking.? There is nothing wrong with trying to promote positive ways of thinking, so long as it's not suggesting or promoting a code of moral ethics and is instead promoting a healthy learning atmosphere.

Just because you know how to obtain information, it doesn't mean that everyone has those same benefits.? Not everyone owns a computer.? Not everyone is previledged enough to have these things provided for them... for these people, their only source of knowledge is the few hours they spend a day in a classroom...

In Africa... there are people who believe that the way to cure aids is to have sex with a virgin.? But, yeah, in this day and age, everyone knows how this disease is spread.

No, school teaches inaccurate facts, and the few accurate facts that do teach are only tidbits and go into no detail...in other words, the truth but not the whole truth.? I'm not talking about Africa or third world countries.? And while not everyone has resources, they should have common sense.? School does not teach you about life...next thing you know, there will be classes on how to deal with married life, divorce, pregnancy, how to handle being a celebrity, what to do on a first date...

thats because school is for academics, not a socail life. and what they tach you is not completely untrue, they teach accurret facts, eg. chastity, how to put on a condom, menstural cycle, etc.

[Izzy]

Lol - if u tried teaching that over here u'd be laughed at - i associate the whole thing with those godawful American religious nut cases - anything they approve of is probably a good idea to openly flaunt