[nabs-l] Sex Education Curriculum

Fri Jul 13 01:37:39 UTC 2012

I'm not saying, that we shouldn't teach the students, but like I've
said, the explissit descriptions being in textbooks, and stuff like
that, is a little much.
BTW, It's a sad world we're living in, where all of this stuff is out
there for all to see.
Sometimes, the wrong eyes, (those of young children,) see this stuff.
It's sad, when a 7-year-old asks, "Mommy, what's that?"
They shouldn't be exposed to that stuff, until they're older!
That's a totally different topic, (IMO.)
Blessings, Joshua

On 7/12/12, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Joshua,
> That seems real closed minded. You don't have to do the activity, but why
> are you offended about knowing about it. If you were sighted, I have news
> for you. It would be very hard to avoid! Our culture has sex in movies, tv,
>
> and well everywhere.
> This is about equal education. I may not like the gutts inside animals, but
>
> I'll see a model to learn about body parts.
>
> I am also a Christian and believe sex should wait til marriage butwe should
>
> be educated about it for when the time comes.
> Ashley
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joshua Lester
> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 3:50 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Sex Education Curriculum
>
> Brandon, the stuff you mentioned, is something that I'm glad that I don't
> see.
> JMHO!
> Blessings, Joshua
>
> On 7/12/12, Brandon Keith Biggs <brandonkeithbiggs at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello,
>> Sighted people are exposed to sex all the time, haven't you heard of
>> playboy
>>
>> or penthouse? Also, what about those people making out on the bus? Or the
>> gay couple walking down the sidewalk in skirts and bikini? All that we
>> miss
>>
>> because we're blind.
>> Books are grate, but you can only learn so much from a manual. Sighted
>> kids
>>
>> get pictures, we should get to feel. Also, how is a blind person supposed
>>
>> to
>>
>> know they have an STD if they have never felt one? How do they know it's
>> not
>>
>> just a cut or dehydration?
>> Sighted people are given extensive viewings of the peaness and vagina in
>> class or in pictures, why can't blind people get the same?
>> Frankly I believe that the art of giving pleasure has become such a
>> suppressed skill that people have even resorted to substance abuse to
>> obtain
>>
>> pleasure. Our bodies were meant to give us pleasure, why aren't we taught
>>
>> to
>>
>> utilize these pleasure factories? What's the meaning of life? To love and
>>
>> be
>>
>> happy! Why aren't we taught to be happy, to give pleasure, to love our
>> selves in school?
>> It's a fundamental wrong that I find is a crime against the words human
>> beings, but that's kind of a different issue.
>> But if this curriculum is any bit good, teachers will adopt it instead of
>> the droll thing they have now.
>>
>> btw what about feeling a condom, diaphragm or dental dam? How is a blind
>> person supposed to know what one looks like if they haven't felt one or
>> tried it on? Also, how does a blind person shop for contraception's?
>> Me: "Next on my list is condoms." Walgreens guy: "OK, what brand do you
>> want? Durex, Trojan, Crown, Kimono..." Me: "Uh, what's your favorite?"
>> Walgreens guy: "Most people get Trojan, what size do you want? We've got
>> small, medium, large and extra large. We've also got narrow and wide.
>> Here
>> are some flavors as well..."
>>
>> That's just a wall greens guy who is comfortable, what if it's one of the
>> really shy ladies who doesn't speak English? Sighted people can be
>> unobtrusive and just buy the condom or diaphragm along with their lube
>> where
>>
>> as a blind person has to know what questions to ask and know what brands
>> to
>>
>> get. I learned what questions to ask when shopping by watching my
>> parents,
>> but I've never seen my parents buy condoms.
>> It's a serious issue and this program will help address those problems.
>> And
>>
>> what about masturbation? I've rarely read a book where masturbation is
>> talked about and I've read a lot of books! How does a guy masturbate
>> without
>>
>> making a mess?
>> Sex Ed is not just about a sperm and an egg get together to form a baby,
>> that's more science.
>> Sex Ed is about sex and it's an issue that blind people fall way short in
>> when it comes to being educated along with their fellow students.
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Brandon Keith Biggs
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Herrin, Amber R.
>> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 6:40 AM
>> To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Sex Education Curriculum
>>
>> Dear Joshua,
>>
>> I have to agree with you here!  For me, the idea of knowing about sex,
>> before I'm sharing it with my husband, is kind of...unnecessary, I guess?
>> Maybe the wrong answer, and I understand that not everyone believes you
>> should wait until marriage as I do, but I think that being blind doesn't
>> prevent us from finding out about it the same way sighted people
>> do-experiment (isn't that what most people do anyway?) or read books
>> written
>> on the topic (how confusing can text be?)
>>
>> Amber R. Herrin
>> Assistive Technology Trainer in Training: 2012
>> Mobile: (513) 593-5855
>> E-mail: herrinar at muohio.edu
>> "It doesn't matter what you've heard
>> Impossible is not a word
>> It's just a reason
>> For someone not to try
>>
>> Everybody's scared to death
>> When they decide to take that step
>> Out on the water
>> It'll be alright
>>
>> Life is so much more
>> Than what your eyes are seeing
>> You will find your way
>> If you keep believing"
>> -Kutless "What Faith Can Do"
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf
>> Of Joshua Lester
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 9:35 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Sex Education Curriculum
>>
>> I personally did fine, in those courses, in school, without the new
>> proposed
>> curriculum, that they're wanting.
>> I don't see the need for one, because who really wants to know, what's
>> being
>> shown, in those slides?
>> Good grief!
>> Blessings, Joshua
>>
>> On 7/11/12, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I have been asked to circulate the following:
>>>
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>Dear NFB Member,
>>>>The National Federation of the Blind has been gracious enough to help
>>>>us with a current project.
>>>>
>>>>We are currently seeking your opinion in a survey that will help us
>>>>write a curriculum for students with low vision and blindness in the
>>>>area of sex education.  Currently no curriculum exists for students
>>>>with low vision and blindness that reflect current education
>>>>standards.  Young people, educators, and professionals have all
>>>>indicated that there is a desperate need for such a curriculum.
>>>>We want your voice to impact our work!
>>>>Please take the time to fill out the survey at the link found below:
>>>><https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/sexeducationsurvey>https://www.surveym
>>>>onkey.com/s/sexeducationsurvey
>>>>
>>>><https://maverick.hec.ohio-state.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=https:/
>>>>/www.surveymonkey.com/s/sexeducationsurvey>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Thank you for your time and consideration of this project!
>>>>Tiffany Wild, Mollie Blackburn, Stacy Kelly, and Caitlin Ryan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Thank you,
>>>>Mika Baugh
>>>>National Federation of the Blind
>>>>200 East Wells Street
>>>>      at Jernigan Place
>>>>Baltimore, MD 21230
>>>>P: (410) 659 9314 ext. 2371
>>>>E: <mailto:mbaugh at nfb.org>mbaugh at nfb.org
>>>>W: <http://www.nfb.org>www.nfb.org
>>>>
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