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The current post title is "Sex and gender education banned for K-3 in Florida," though that doesn't seem accurate. According to the article: > The bill prohib

The current post title is "Sex and gender education banned for K-3 in Florida," though that doesn't seem accurate. According to the article: > The bill prohibits classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in kindergarten through 3rd grade... I'd imagine whatever has been traditionally included in "sex education" in these grades (aka "Family Life", meaning "how babies are made"), would still be allowed. FWIW, the actual OP title is "Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Historic Bill to Protect Parental Rights in Education."

hayd 5y ago
Is it normal to have sex education at 8 years old in the US?? In the UK the first sex education we had was maybe one or two lessons at 10-11 years old (all I remember is a video of hairy naked people... and likely there was some discussion of sex/procreation...).
- s5300 5y ago
  It should be. Historically, children started working the farm much younger than 8. Sex Ed comes pretty naturally with that, especially if you have… horses.
- tablespoon 5y ago
  > Is it normal to have sex education at 8 years old in the US?? > In the UK the first sex education we had was maybe one or two lessons at 10-11 years old (all I remember is a video of hairy naked people... and likely there was some discussion of sex/procreation...). Honestly, I don't know for sure. I didn't go to a public school until 5th grade (10–11). That year we definitely had "family life" for an awkward couple days. And I'm sure the subject was at least covered the prior year if not before. However I recall there was very little about "sex" per se, it was mostly babies, bodies, and biology, etc. IIRC, my parents had "the talk" with me much earlier. Probably preschool or kindergarten.
- dragonwriter 5y ago
  > Is it normal to have sex education at 8 years old in the US?? Pedagogical material that references gender identities and sexual pair bonds is very common (and is not “sex education”); this law is not principally in response to sex education but to pedagogical material mentioning non-cisgender gender identities and non-heterosexual relationships and family structures.
- xboxnolifes 5y ago
  I didn't have sex education until middle school.
mcv 5y ago
> > The bill prohibits classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in kindergarten through 3rd grade > I'd imagine whatever has been traditionally included in "sex education" in these grades (aka "Family Life", meaning "how babies are made"), would still be allowed. Wouldn't that involve a sexual orientation?
- tablespoon 5y ago
  >> I'd imagine whatever has been traditionally included in "sex education" in these grades (aka "Family Life", meaning "how babies are made"), would still be allowed. > Wouldn't that involve a sexual orientation? Honestly? I highly doubt it. From what I can recall of from this subject in a later grade, it was all about babies, bodies, and biology. It didn't cover any kind social or psychological aspects of sex or sex acts.

hayd 5y ago

Is it normal to have sex education at 8 years old in the US?? In the UK the first sex education we had was maybe one or two lessons at 10-11 years old (all I remember is a video of hairy naked people... and likely there was some discussion of sex/procreation...).

s5300 5y ago
It should be. Historically, children started working the farm much younger than 8. Sex Ed comes pretty naturally with that, especially if you have… horses.
tablespoon 5y ago
> Is it normal to have sex education at 8 years old in the US?? > In the UK the first sex education we had was maybe one or two lessons at 10-11 years old (all I remember is a video of hairy naked people... and likely there was some discussion of sex/procreation...). Honestly, I don't know for sure. I didn't go to a public school until 5th grade (10–11). That year we definitely had "family life" for an awkward couple days. And I'm sure the subject was at least covered the prior year if not before. However I recall there was very little about "sex" per se, it was mostly babies, bodies, and biology, etc. IIRC, my parents had "the talk" with me much earlier. Probably preschool or kindergarten.
dragonwriter 5y ago
> Is it normal to have sex education at 8 years old in the US?? Pedagogical material that references gender identities and sexual pair bonds is very common (and is not “sex education”); this law is not principally in response to sex education but to pedagogical material mentioning non-cisgender gender identities and non-heterosexual relationships and family structures.
xboxnolifes 5y ago
I didn't have sex education until middle school.

mcv 5y ago

> > The bill prohibits classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in kindergarten through 3rd grade > I'd imagine whatever has been traditionally included in "sex education" in these grades (aka "Family Life", meaning "how babies are made"), would still be allowed. Wouldn't that involve a sexual orientation?

tablespoon 5y ago
>> I'd imagine whatever has been traditionally included in "sex education" in these grades (aka "Family Life", meaning "how babies are made"), would still be allowed. > Wouldn't that involve a sexual orientation? Honestly? I highly doubt it. From what I can recall of from this subject in a later grade, it was all about babies, bodies, and biology. It didn't cover any kind social or psychological aspects of sex or sex acts.