tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post7990816759524971484..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Two Unrelated School-Related StoriesDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-19448150203133849102011-03-15T12:26:24.161-07:002011-03-15T12:26:24.161-07:00I don't understand how the school teaches sex-...I don't understand how the school teaches sex-ed, as I'm almost positive it does, but gets offended over this in a psychology of perception course. Are we liberals who want to introduce kids to sex as early as possible so that they can do it safely and with gusto, or are we puritans who can't tolerate a metaphorical reference to a lady's ankles?<br /><br />My cognitive dissonance meter must need recalibrating.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04441629805934880186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-13754952208093485852011-03-15T06:28:37.845-07:002011-03-15T06:28:37.845-07:00Double standard, double standard, double standard....Double standard, double standard, double standard....<br /><br />We live in a world of sexual innuendo, i.e. the Austin Powers movies, Shrek movies, Two-and-a-half-Men, most of advertising. The reality shows on TV are in-your-face sexual situations.<br /><br />Now, that being said, smart teachers know that parents cannot be trusted, and will turn on you in a moments notice. It's always better to err on the side of caution.<br /><br />Parents too are not supportive, nor are they responsible. In the school I taught at, we had an enormous problem with tardies and absences. The administration decided it was time to take the bull by the horns, and told the faculty, and I quote, "We must eliminate our absences and tardies, even if it means going to student's houses, and dragging them to school."<br /><br />I wonder if parents would get outraged at this??mrelliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00523394382663667514noreply@blogger.com