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To: ManyMoose who wrote (103466)	5/8/2005 10:15:41 PM
From: Grainne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

"Nowadays kids have to sit through lessons on how to prevent pregnancy, how to prevent STDs, and any number of topics that have nothing to do with life skills." Did you know there is a very serious epidemic of STDs among young people? Do you think public schools have no role in teaching preventive health practices? Or how to avoid pregnancy? I would agree that it would be nice if parents did this, but most don't. And unfortunately, as much as we would all like to believe our children are virgins until they marry, the statistics do not bear this out. Most teenagers are sexually active by the last years of high school, at the latest. And the misinformation they get from their peers is just incredible, and dangerous.

To: ManyMoose who wrote (103466)	5/8/2005 10:40:13 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

I don't know what the answer is- but I know that the society I want to live in starts with a common denominator, and the only one I see is the public schools. I agree with you that we can't have bad teachers, and that we need to focus on critical skills- but NCLB has defined critical skills in a stupid way, and art and music are being cut out, when those classes often help kids learn better (learning music and math are related), AND those classes help kids love school- and a big part of getting children to do well in school is a result of a good attitude about being at school.