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Old 07-10-2012, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by GammaPhi88 View Post
Perhaps based on the view that they should have done a more effective job teaching the parents about responsible sex and methods of birth control.
That is not the role of formal education.

Thanks for explaining the proposition, though.

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Not sure if I agree. I'd hedge a bet that these parents might not have been at school that day. But then again, I'm not sure how effective these programs are.
I definitely disagree and think it is a ridiculous proposition.

For starters, not everyone attends schools that offer sex education. For seconders, taking a sex education or parenting class does not promise safe sex or "good" parenting. There is no promise of safe sex or "good" parenting just like someone who takes a math class is not guaranteed an "A" in mathematics/to do well on the math portion of the SAT/to become a mathematician.

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