TEACHING OF SEX
PARENTS NEGLECT THEIR DUTY INSTRUCTION AT SCHOOL “Young people should be instructed in sex matters, deliberately, systematically and cautiously,” said Mr. 11. 11. Field in the course of a paper on “Some Psychological Problems of Sex Education,” delivered before the Science Congress yesterday. In was a mistake to think that if sex l 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 study of the elements of biology and social science, and such a course should be included in the | school curriculum. It was most re- j grettable that these subjects were, generally speaking, treated inade- | quately in New Zealand schools. Though the personal instruction of parents was desirable in these matters, investigations showed that the majority of parents would not, or eou'ild not, undertake the task. Therefore the duty lay in the hands of educational authorities, though the parents’ consent should invariably be obtained before any direct teaching was
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 572, 26 January 1929, Page 6
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178TEACHING OF SEX Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 572, 26 January 1929, Page 6
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