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Critics Say Saudi Textbooks Still Encourage Violence- NPR

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:09:03 GMT

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clipper's remarks: This inspires me about how we can fix education in America.

"The solution is not to remove a verse or line or paragraph. It's the ideology. Even if you remove a section of a book, that doesn't change anything. The curriculum must look at a new way of life, a new ideology," he says.

The Christian Right's Slick Campaign to Make Abstinence Seem Trendy- Alternet, 8-29-08

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:00:34 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Feministing blogger Jessica Valenti discusses the teen-friendly tactics that the abstinence movement is making.

Clip Source: www.alternet.org

The "Abstinence Chic" approach is not only encouraging kids to refrain from sex until marriage, but is packaging an old-school conservatism of anti-abortion, anti-birth control and anti-sex ideologies into a new, shiny teen trend. What is being pitched as "new" and "in" is in fact the oldest -- and most dangerous -- of ideas.

That's why conservative ideologues have taken abstinence-only discourse outside of the classroom and are trying to woo students through a different strategy: by making abstinence the teen trend of the year.

Stenzel and Deltano use comedy as their guise, pushing scare and shame tactics to convince teens to mock the idea of having premarital sex -- that not only is sex not cool, but to make fun of the losers who "risk their lives" with it.

educators like themselves need to assist teens in developing a critical eye for misinformation in these messages they're given

bortion "does not pose a psychological hazard for most women,"

Abstinence-only sex education- Z Magazine, 10/08

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:11:15 GMT

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clipper's remarks: A rather harsh argument against abstinence only sex ed, with an interesting section on very conservative public officials.

Clip Source: www.zmag.org

support for abstinence-only sex education is limited even among Christians in the United States

the programs are remarkably and consistently inaccurate

abstinence-only programs misrepresent the evidence on which they are based.

many Americans strongly object to the sexist and fundamentalist attitudes expressed by abstinence-only sex education programs.

With a little investigation, it is easy to learn why sex education funding programs, like many other public health policies in the United States, are so morally draconian: key decision-making positions regarding sexual policy are held by extreme conservative reactionaries who are selected based on ideological conformity rather than professional qualification.

Annual funding for abstinence-only now stands at nearly $175 million, more than double the amount spent at the beginning of the Bush presidency.

For decades, the American population has overwhelmingly opposed abstinence-only sex education

Sex Ed: The Facts (The Noticeboard blog, 11/1/08)

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:59:36 GMT

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clipper's remarks: About English sex education.

Clip Source: thenoticeboard0809.wordpress.com

Live births per 1000 women, 15-19, 2002, by Jeandré du Toit

Countries with a conservative attitude towards sex and sex education tend to have a higher rate of teenage pregnancy and STIs, studies have shown.

Currently, the sex education curriculum in England focuses primarily on the reproductive system, foetal development and the physical and emotional development of puberty.

Until recently, issues of contraception and safe sex were not compulsory.

In comparison with other European countries, the English attitude towards teaching young people about sex is poor.

“It is clear that economic circumstances still largely determine the likelihood of teenage pregnancy.

Until recently, parents could remove their children from sex education classes, but under the new system this will not be accepted.

However, Mr Knight has assured parents that the lessons can be taught within a “values context” and that the lessons can be adapted to suit the beliefs of pupils with different faiths and nationalities.