oioioi wrote:
Teachers have been encouraged to introduce pornography into the classroom, using sex education lessons to explain that porn is 'not all bad' and 'hugely diverse'.
The recommendations, included in an educational guide, suggest that teachers confront 'myths' about porn and inform children as young as five about sexualisation.
The guidance could have significant influence in British schools after the Government's decision to keep sex education lessons voluntary, leaving schools to devise their own ways of teaching the subject.
Not saying it isn't worth worrying about but that is so loaded with Daily Mail rhetoric it's probably just something they heard down the pub last night.
This is wise I think.
The Fail previously did all that
Kids as young as five taught about shagging!!!! bullshit.
It's actually pretty annoying that any attempt to provide sensible sex education has rags like the Fail claiming toddlers will be shoving dildos up each other's arses.
The torygraph says -
Pupils as young as 11 should be taught the dangers of “sexting” and five-year-olds should know how airbrushing in the media creates unrealistic body image expectations, it says.
Older pupils aged 14 upwards should tackle “real” and “unreal” behaviour in pornography, says the guide, which directs teachers to a list of online resources they can use in lessons.
Sounds ok to me.
Has anyone seen the actual material - it could be evil, but I'm guessing it may well just be saying adolescents should be prompted to discuss and think about porn, rather than have their hands tied to prevent onanism.
When I was 13 I was busy wanking over my stash of jazz mags. So were my mates. I remember me and one mate going through his dads collection while his folks were out - they were actually on top of the wardrobe in traditional fashion LOL. And that was before the internet was invented. I think pretending teens don't access porn would be just naive. Pretending it doesn't exist won't make it go away. And saying it's bad won't make young people not use it - your average adolescent won't be convinced they shouldn't masturbate over images. Discussing it sensibly so you can look at how it can be problematic in some contexts without telling people they'll go blind and burn in hell seems very sensible to me. It's the sexting stuff that IMO needs to be looked at as more problematic.
Sexual imagery exists. Teenagers will come across it. Best recognise that happens and deal with it in a sensible way that doesn't make them instantly switch off and think you're a Victorian time traveller.
Also, this sort of 'guidance' is often just lesson ideas people can use if they want. PHSE has a long history of being treated as a Mickey Mouse subject schools aren't arsed about - has no impact on league tables. The bigger problem is actually drug/alcohol/sex education gets short thrift in some schools.
