I've always been a little undecided about having sex ed in schools. On one hand, we have parents who are barely willing to teach their children simple manners such how to wear a belt so your rear isn't visible to every person who happens to be within viewing distance of you- god knows that some of those same parents honestly see MTV as a better resource of information on sex than actually sitting down and talking to their child would be.
But, on the other hand- I don't really favor the "hands on" approach of some school teachers when it comes to sex ed. It's not that I don't understand the benefit of "hands on" learn when it comes to other subjects- dissecting the frog in science gives a much better visual learning concept than just reading about each bodily organ in a text book. And Civics class would be less thrilling without the mock trials. Art class would lose appeal if children only looked at the painting of Van Gogh, rather than putting brush to canvas and learning his technique.
But, there is a line. And I'm pretty sure that I set that line right before sex ed when it comes to interactive learning. Sadly not all people do.
Take Karen Robbins for example. She had been a private school teacher, at Bell Street Middle School- interestingly enough so was Allena Ward (pleaded guilty recently to having sex with five teenage boys, some of them students at the school. Anyway, it turns out that much like Ward, Robbins believed in the proactive, hands on way of learning...
As a added side note, this "sex with students" thing seems to be popular in the county there, other than Ward and Robbins, Wendie Ann Schweikert also resided there. She was charged with having sex with an 11 year old.
But, on the other hand- I don't really favor the "hands on" approach of some school teachers when it comes to sex ed. It's not that I don't understand the benefit of "hands on" learn when it comes to other subjects- dissecting the frog in science gives a much better visual learning concept than just reading about each bodily organ in a text book. And Civics class would be less thrilling without the mock trials. Art class would lose appeal if children only looked at the painting of Van Gogh, rather than putting brush to canvas and learning his technique.
But, there is a line. And I'm pretty sure that I set that line right before sex ed when it comes to interactive learning. Sadly not all people do.
Take Karen Robbins for example. She had been a private school teacher, at Bell Street Middle School- interestingly enough so was Allena Ward (pleaded guilty recently to having sex with five teenage boys, some of them students at the school. Anyway, it turns out that much like Ward, Robbins believed in the proactive, hands on way of learning...A former teacher was charged with having sex with a teenage boy, the third teacher in the same county accused of such crimes in the past year and a half, authorities said Monday.
Karen Robbins is the third teacher in the area to be charged with having sex with a teenager.
Karen Robbins, 49, was arrested over the weekend and charged with three counts each of criminal sexual conduct with a minor and committing a lewd act on a child.
The sex occurred with a 15-year-old in her car and twice at her home between September and November 2005, according to arrest warrants.
As a added side note, this "sex with students" thing seems to be popular in the county there, other than Ward and Robbins, Wendie Ann Schweikert also resided there. She was charged with having sex with an 11 year old.
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