Ftw Is Occuring?

[ToraToraTora]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-39116783
From the age of 4? Why are the powers that be so determined to sexualise children?

[hereIam]

Four is way to young in my opinion ...

[Mamyalynne]

Sex education is about far more than the sex act - it includes how the body works, how to show both yourself and others respect in those areas.

All education should be age appropriate.

[jackthehat]

I imagine the lessons will be age appropriate and the 'topics' will move forwards as the child progresses through their school years.

I don't see anything wrong with it.

[EDDIE51]

What does ' Ftw' mean?
Teaching children about how their bodies work and which parts are 'private' is not 'sexualiseing' them.
It is a sad fact that there are people who view children of any age as objects of sexual desire and it can not be too soon to start warning them about it.

[sp1814]

Children will not be taught sex education at four.

Not at all.

[Mamyalynne]

I don't think we want to know what 'Ftw' means - after all this is an open site, children may be viewing.

[youngmafbog]

At four the article says 'taught about safe and healthy relationships'. One hopes that means how Adults should treat them i.e. warn them about the proverbial 'bad man' rather than a sexual relationship.

I think the aim here is to move towards ensuring certain faith schools run as academies teach sex education, something which we know needs doing after many appalling incidences towards women and the unhealthy attitude some have to young girls.

[Sqad]

Well sex education hasn't been a success so far......the UK is the teenage pregnancy Capital of Europe.
Yes it is a good idea for adults to differentiate between sexual and normal bodily functions, but will the children?
I doubt it.
Experimentation will occur and so will unwanted pregnancies.
However, this is the default situation....unwanted pregnancies....looked after by the state....so who really cares?

[Sqad]

P.S
I would like to know what Ftw means.

[jno]

Sqad, it is something like rhyming slang for the phrase that is normally turned into "what the funicular" by AB.

[Sqad]

jno....LOL....right......not much wiser.....but probably get the general picture.

[jno]

the letters have been rearranged, Sqad.

"Occuring" is innovative spelling too. Odd how the most stridently pro-British show the most contempt for the language spoken there.

[ToraToraTora]

sp: "Children will not be taught sex education at four. " - so the BBC lying then? Little Tinkers! - FTW = W_T-F backwards

[Sqad]

jno....Got it....What The Funicular..........is that it?

Probably I should have asked "the children" on this "open site."

[youngmafbog]

Oh dear the spelling Police are out now. fgs.

[jno]

it's a traditional spell, divebuddy, if you hold hands and say what the funicular backwards three times you're transported to Fairyland.

[Mamyalynne]

It's interesting isn't it that whilst trying to start a discussion on the education of our children you feel the need to play foolish games with the swear filter.

[Sqad]

Mamy

"It's interesting isn't it that whilst trying to start a discussion on the education of our children"

I quite agree...BUT........that is not quite accurate in that the discussion is about SEX education in our children which brings many, some would say, unsavory aspects into the discussion.

[Mamyalynne]

It shouldn't - in my view.