nein51 said:
redfish961 said:
nein51 said:
redfish961 said:
Forest Bueller_bf said:
Rawhide said:
Jack Bauer said:
"20 of my 32 4th grade students came out to me...." is a normal statement to this woman.
I don't buy it. 1) Either she is lying or 2) The kids are telling her what she wants to hear or 3) The kids think they are because it's the "in" thing, especially in liberal areas like Austin.
In the end, I'll bet dollars to donuts, a majority of those kids end up being heteros
It's the "IN" thing that gets them extra attention. In the end, 1 or 2 of these kids might be LBGT.
Out of 32, I would guess that number would be zero in most cases.
Statistically they make up about 5-6% of the population so 1-2 out of 32 is probably a good guess.
Honestly, that's amazing to me.
I would have never guessed 5%.
You think higher or lower?
Super interesting article on our perception of groups/subgroups vs reality.
https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/articles-reports/2022/03/15/americans-misestimate-small-subgroups-population
If you keep scrolling there's a lot of interesting information that sort of highlights the disconnect between perception and reality.
This study estimated 3% but I have seen a lot of published data with the 5-6% number so it's typically what I roll with.
Sex ed is pretty common in that sort of timeframe these days though I think that is much too young and would prefer a start closer to 6th or 7th grade. I think the problem becomes having to address Tommy having two mommies or two daddies, something kids certainly notice by 4th grade.
I dont disagree that I would prefer schools simply stay out of it all together and let parents decide when to talk to their children about sex.
I don't mind the sex ed in maybe early junior high because that's the time things can become a problem and it's relevant.
I don't agree with children being taught that well before it can be a problem or is relevant.
Let them be kids and if parents would like to be proactive in their own setting, so be it.
I can see a need for schools to get involved at some point because there are a lot of kids that never get that education from their parents and they need that information.
It just doesn't need to happen in the 4th grade, in my opinion.
And to answer the question, I would think lower.