SEX INSTRUCTION.
In the course of -a paper on “Soinie Psychological Problems of Sex Education,” delivered • before the Science .Congress at Auckland, Mr. H. E. Field stated that young people should be instructed in sex matters deliberately, systematically, and cautiously. It was a mistake, he continued, to think that if sex instruction was not undertaken, sex would be ignored by young people. Information would be gained casually, and -perhaps surreptitiously. The best means of building the foundation of intellectual perspective in this matter was by the study of the elements of biology and -social science, and such a course should be included in the school curriculum. It was most regrettable that these subjects were, generally speaking, treated inadequately in New Zealand schools. Though the personal instruction of parents was desirable in thesg matters, investigations showed that the majority of parents would not, or could not, undertake the task. .Therefore, -the duty lay in the hands of the educational authorities, though the parents’ consent should invariably be obtained before any direct teaching was given.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3900, 29 January 1929, Page 3
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173SEX INSTRUCTION. Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3900, 29 January 1929, Page 3
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