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Jun. 5, 2008
The Nanny State
This is not what I had envisioned as my first post after my little hiatus but I just had to get this out of my head.
Yesterday I sat with the coaches wife watching Chase's T-ball game. The coach and his wife are wonderful people as people go. We have known them for 5 years as he coached Brendan for 4 years before becoming Chase's coach this year.
These are not particularly 'religious' people but they are doing their best to raise their kids right. They are very involved parents who make family the priority but the conversation I overheard between the wife and her mother disturbed me.
Her 4th grade son came home from school and shared with her all the things he had learned about his body including some of the anatomical parts and how they change and what they do. Her comment was, "My baby is growing up."
The grandmother remarked, "It's too bad they have to learn all that so young."
The mother replied, "Yeah, we didn't learn it until the 6th grade."
The grandmother said, "I don't think we learned it until 8th."
The mother then said, "But now they have to do it sooner because kids are maturing faster."
What struck me is the absolute trust these people placed in their public school to know that now is the best time and this is the best way to accomplish what has to be done.
In a way, they were lamenting some loss of innocence of this 9 year old little boy but they weren't upset about it and they were not second guessing the school's decision to teach him these things at this time.
It was completely natural to them for the school to perform this function as if it were no different than teaching him to read and write. It was just a given that children should learn this stuff in school on the school's timetable and in whatever why the school deems best.
It is so foreign to me to trust the educational system of this state and yet obviously many good people think that because the curriculum is chosen by professionals who have experience in these matters, it is what is best for their child.
Wake up people! |
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Posted by Allison 
Jun. 5, 2008 - Untitled Comment
I've missed your posts. I hope all is well with you and your family.
Ruth