Russian Gym Class

[Darnell 8,479]

ya, there's curricula to follow, aye?

[decocker 7,198]

Yet somehow we find one class period out of the day

to learn how to put a condom on a banana.

we do? i was never taught or shown that in school.

i had only had sex education in a couple grades, and those classes only lasted a six week period - not the entire year.

[JensJrny2Ray 367]

we do? i was never taught or shown that in school.

i had only had sex education in a couple grades, and those classes only lasted a six week period - not the entire year.

I was taught that in Life Skills class I think it was. It was about a 5 minute demonstration. Once.

[decocker 7,198]

I was taught that in Life Skills class I think it was. It was about a 5 minute demonstration. Once.

i'm assuming danno doesn't think sex ed should be taught, period. but yeah, every child needs to know how to break down a gun in less than 30 seconds.

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

i'm assuming danno doesn't think sex ed should be taught, period. but yeah, every child needs to know how to break down a gun in less than 30 seconds.

Number of times I have needed to know how to break down a gun in less than 30 seconds: zero

Number of times I have needed to know how to use a condom: well, a lady doesn't share such private details, but let's say it was more than zero.

[Danno 1,228]

That takes a whole class period?

Well there are the Dental-damns and all that too.

[Danno 1,228]

we do? i was never taught or shown that in school.

i had only had sex education in a couple grades, and those classes only lasted a six week period - not the entire year.

Only six weeks? And here I thought it might be eating up valuable time away from learning something productive.

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Only six weeks? And here I thought it might be eating up valuable time away from learning something productive.

Yes, it's so much better to keep kids in the dark about the reproductive cycle, sexual maturation and the general ick of love and sex and growing up. It's better that they figure that out for themselves, on their own time and their own dime!!!!

[dmck 80]

Sorry but I have drank enough cool aid in my life to smell propaganda. My fiancée is Russian and she never had this kind of class.

[Danno 1,228]

Yes, it's so much better to keep kids in the dark about the reproductive cycle, sexual maturation and the general ick of love and sex and growing up. It's better that they figure that out for themselves, on their own time and their own dime!!!!

Technically when the gov't does anything... it is "your dime."

I don't know about you but I had everything figured out by about 7th grade, even before "the talk."

And last time I checked, STD's and teen pregnancy is still a pretty big problem so I'm not sure we can call those six week classes a good return on investment just yet

but we'll give it a few more decades and see what happens.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Only six weeks? And here I thought it might be eating up valuable time away from learning something productive.

Sexual education is not productive?

And last time I checked, STD's and teen pregnancy is still a pretty big problem so I'm not sure we can call those six week classes a good return on investment just yet

Yup. Lack of education and resources. You think because some people had a sex ed class, everyone did? Unfortunately, not the case.

[Danno 1,228]

Sexual education is not productive?

Yup. Lack of education and resources. You think because some people had a sex ed class, everyone did? Unfortunately, not the case.

Sure when we use a term like productive, it generally means "it's getting something done"....other than emotionally.

For instance if you have 2 similar school systems one which burns up 6 weeks of class time and lots of money to educate the kids about safe-sex and the other school system with none and after a decade

there is little difference, could you really say spending all that money and time is worth it .....or productive?

Kinda like the Head-Start program.

We spend billions on that and the kids have no lasting improvement by the 3rd grade, so whats the point? Why continue on?

A: Jobs with a decent pension.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Sure when we use a term like productive, it generally means "it's getting something done"....other than emotionally.

For instance if you have 2 similar school systems one which burns up 6 weeks of class time and lots of money to educate the kids about safe-sex and the other school system with none and after a decade

there is little difference, could you really say spending all that money and time is worth it .....or productive?

Kinda like the Head-Start program.

We spend billions on that and the kids have no lasting improvement by the 3rd grade, so whats the point? Why continue on?

A: Jobs with a decent pension.

Sex education is very valuable. The lack of it (and lack of affordable resources once sexually active) can and does lead to pretty crappy situations.

The more educated people are about sex and its consequences, the better. Teen pregnancy rates are actually on the decline, and have been for some years now. How is that not "getting something done"?

Edited March 19, 2013 by Evylin

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Technically when the gov't does anything... it is "your dime."

I don't know about you but I had everything figured out by about 7th grade, even before "the talk."

And last time I checked, STD's and teen pregnancy is still a pretty big problem so I'm not sure we can call those six week classes a good return on investment just yet

but we'll give it a few more decades and see what happens.

I went to private school, so it was on my parents' dime. I have never had an STD or a teen pregnancy, so I'd say my lessons were a great investment.

Sure when we use a term like productive, it generally means "it's getting something done"....other than emotionally.

For instance if you have 2 similar school systems one which burns up 6 weeks of class time and lots of money to educate the kids about safe-sex and the other school system with none and after a decade

there is little difference, could you really say spending all that money and time is worth it .....or productive?

Kinda like the Head-Start program.

We spend billions on that and the kids have no lasting improvement by the 3rd grade, so whats the point? Why continue on?

A: Jobs with a decent pension.

Does anyone think he is anything more than a bot that generates random phrases? The level of non-sequitur-ism is amazeballs.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Does anyone think he is anything more than a bot that generates random phrases? The level of non-sequitur-ism is amazeballs.

The bot theory brings me back to my happy place once I've finished reading what it spews.