Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Who's Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

Clearly not the producers of this CNN Headline News segment about the sexual education program in California. Students will learn about STDs in 5th grade, rape and sexual assault in middle school, and birth control in high school. Don't get me wrong, I understand the use of stock footage to compliment a story, or in this case an interview, but you have to be careful about how this stuff lines up. Watch these clips, maybe you'll see what I mean. The full story is here.

Let's get some stats.

Guess what four little girls on the bench! One of you will get an STD!

What else will the kids be learning about?

Oh, puberty. That's ok. BUT WAIT! What the hell is happening at the end of this clip? Why does it look like this girl is about to be gang banged? GASP! Oh no, I can't talk about that! They can't learn about sexual assault until middle school!

So what are schools and parents to do?

Oh, decision making skills! Of course! Then why does it look like these kids are walking among conjugal visit trailers?

So can the kids protect themselves?

Something else? Like what? Meth? What is going on in those trailers?

Next week on Fox: Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Sex and Drugs Education Edition.

Yeah, you're right. The kids would probably win...

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