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18--THEBRUSSELS POST MAY 40 1977
\Huron Bc5fE learns about sex education
betweedmembers of the opposite
sex and dating skills are
discussed.
The criterian and value for
dating behavictiri is taught
including necking and petting and
their meaning, reasons and
results. The advantages and
disadvantages of going steady are
discussed and along with the
normal problems associated with
maturing. •
In Grade 8 the students
concentrate on family
relationships and their values and
kick off the year by reviewing
Grade , 7 material. From there
they learn more of faith, security,
emotional needs, defense
mechanism personal
involvement in family activities,
responsibilities to families and
what each can do to help produce
a happy home life.
Class Maturity Considered
Mrs. Morton explained that the
speed at which the class
progresses is due largely to the
-maturity of the class. She said
some classes take a considerable
amount of time learning the
course basics while others grasp
it quickly and want to discuss
Mr. Henderson added that he
was curious as to why children
were coming home with questions ,
for their parents, claiming they
were afraid to ask the questions at ,
school.
Mrs. Morton said she felt the
fact that kids were asking
questions at home is healthy,
pointing out that the interest is
being cultured at, school. She said
the "Backwoods" attitude
surrounding sex suggesting that
it is dirty and that use of the
names of the body organs was
dirty, is disappearing now.
She conceded that the slang
names for body organs was still
taboo but added that when she
was young, things of this nature
were kept "under a bushel" and
that now,they're treated as a fact
of life.
Clare Harman said he didn't
feel that kids today were any
roughter than they, were years
ago and emphasized that any
slang, word used to denote a
body organ was certainly not as a
result of health classes.
Mr. Harman said the teachers
merely attach 'proper names to
body organs "calling a testicle a
testicle." He said that perhaps
the use was as prevalent then as it
is now.
Proper Term
"Using the proper term in the
classroom is important," he said.
"That freedom in the class
promotes some amazing
questions from the students."
Mr. Henderson said that today
there seems to be a lot of
marriage breakdown, unwed
mothers, divorces and common
law arrangements and wondered
why the increase in these areas.
He asked if it wasn't due to the
education the children are
receiving, then what it is due to?
Mr. Harman suggested that the
per capita ratio, has probably not
changed much at all pointing out
that larger classroom enrolments
automatically means more
problems. •
Mr. Coulter suggested that a
change in attitudes may also
make it appear as though there is
more promiscutiy. He said in his
day if a girl was pregnant in
school she was taken out of class
and hidden away until she had the
baby.
"Now we welcome unwed
mothers in the schools and
encourage them to finish their
year," he said.
Segregated Classes
Clinton trustee Dorothy
Williams suggested that split
classes may produce more
effective results pointing out that
sometimes boys will ask
questions if there are not girls in
the class and vice versa.
Clare Harman said he would
prefer to teach the material coed
adding quickly that he felt it was
the only way to teach it. He said
the questions asked early in the
course are usually asked by the
more outgoing children but as a
comfort level is established and a
rapport between students
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The education committee of I adolescence. Dating is discussed
the Huron Country Board of , and avmpared to friendships
Education was told recently that
the bulk of the material taught by
teachers in sex education classes
is put together by teachers in the
county system. The committee
met with two elementary school
health and physical education
teachers in Huron to try to
determine what all so called sex
education classes coneernI.
Sheila Morton, a teacher from
Seaforth Public School, and Clare
Harman of Colborne Central
Public School, laid out what they
termed a family living course to
the committee pointing out that
very little guidance for the,
program is given by the Ministry
of Education.
Superintendent I of Education
Jim Coulter explained that while
the Ministry does comment on
what goals sex education should
aim for it offers very few'
guidelines on how to reach those
goals. He said that the teachers in
the county develop the curriculum
to be used at the elementary level
and are charged with the task of
imparting the information to the
children.
"The abilities of the teachers in
this course can determine the
course effectiveness," said Mr. other aspects of life and family
Colter. "If the teacher is I living.
uncomfortable discussing the McKillop Trustee John
subject I suppose he can always Henderson wondered why
turn to the health nurse for children were so much rougher
Assistance." , I today that they were years ago,
Mrs. Morton said she felt the! claiming that the types of words
best way to teach the course was they use in the playgrounds
to set up an informal type class I indicates they are learning the
where no notes are keIpL no words somewhere. He wondered I
testing is done and all the subject if the sex education classes had
matter is given orally. She said anything to do with it.
she merely talks to the students in
a matter of fact manner and finds
that once the children realize that
the subject is not dirty and'
unmentionable the classes
progress smoothly.
She said she liked to handle all
the material in the class herself
and leaves nothing for the public
health nurse. She said she .
couldn't explain why she felt that
Way but was of the opinion that
the students wouldn't be as frank
with a health nurse as they were
with her.
The program taught in the
elementary classes is stretched
over three years beginning in
Grade 6. The first year the class is
introduced to their bodies and are
told why they are undergoing
physical and emotional changes I
as they develop physically.
Puberty is defined as a state in t
development betWeen child and
adult and the body changes that I
take place during puberty are
explained. The reproductive
process is explained and students
made aware of how human life
begins. Self control is touched on
as children are made aware of the
fact that they are responsible for ,
their own behaviour,
In Grade 7 the class starts off
reviewing material learned the
previous year and then moves
into social development through
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