Wednesday, May 15

Values neutral education from NEA

But, hey, we knew everything from the NEA was values neutral. The NEA web site has a 'Can We Talk?' program for parents created with funding from the CDC, presumably under Clinton. "Once children reach about 10 years old, parents start wondering what's happening to their 'little angels,'" says [NEA member, Gloria] Chapa," - - which seems like an odd way to refer to children. The section on "How parents are responding" will alternately make you laugh or cry but almost certainly be incredulous. And, to top it off, it is "value-neutral" and -- presumably, the best part -- you can use federal abstinence grant dollars to fund the program. They even provide a link to canwetalk.org that you shouldn't pass up. "We believe that young people's academic achievement is directly influenced by their emotional, physical and sexual health,..."