Has MOE lost it's mind?
Here is another Ministry which has seemingly lost it's way. As a parent, I simply have to speak out.
From the MOE website; their mission statement:
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Desired Outcomes of Education
Introduction: The Singaporean - an Individual, a Citizen
Education does two things: it develops the individual and educates the citizen.
Introduction: The Singaporean - an Individual, a Citizen
Education does two things: it develops the individual and educates the citizen.
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Education is about nurturing the whole child. Indeed, this is the traditional Asian understanding of the term. Education means developing the child morally, intellectually, physically, socially and aesthetically.
The foundation of a person is his values. From these spring his outlook on life and his goals in life. Together with the home, our schools have to work carefully and painstakingly to shape the morals of our children. Our children also have to learn to relate to other people - their elders and their peers, people who are like us and people who are different. Education also develops each child’s unique talents and abilities to the full. Education teaches him to keep fit and healthy for life. And education teaches him to appreciate the finer things in life and the beauty of the world around him.
Education is about nurturing the whole child. Indeed, this is the traditional Asian understanding of the term. Education means developing the child morally, intellectually, physically, socially and aesthetically.
The foundation of a person is his values. From these spring his outlook on life and his goals in life. Together with the home, our schools have to work carefully and painstakingly to shape the morals of our children. Our children also have to learn to relate to other people - their elders and their peers, people who are like us and people who are different. Education also develops each child’s unique talents and abilities to the full. Education teaches him to keep fit and healthy for life. And education teaches him to appreciate the finer things in life and the beauty of the world around him.
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Now lets take a look at the kind of morals the MOE is shaping in our children -
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Instead of reading all the rhetoric in the newspapers about AWARE's Comprehensive Sexual Education (CSE) programme - why don't you read it for yourself. The Basic Instructor Guide for its trainers can be found here :-
Instead of reading all the rhetoric in the newspapers about AWARE's Comprehensive Sexual Education (CSE) programme - why don't you read it for yourself. The Basic Instructor Guide for its trainers can be found here :-
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Obviously this manual is not what is shown to the parents......
Obviously this manual is not what is shown to the parents......
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Here are some extracts - (in case it gets taken down )
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Please note - this information is targeted at 12 year olds!!!
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Page 13
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1. Anal sex - can be healthy or neutral if practiced with consent and with a condom.
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Opinion: Is the MOE, through this programme, promoting buggery? When did the anal canal become a legitimate sexual organ? Does the MOE need some educating in basic biology here?
Here are some extracts - (in case it gets taken down )
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Please note - this information is targeted at 12 year olds!!!
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Page 13
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1. Anal sex - can be healthy or neutral if practiced with consent and with a condom.
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Opinion: Is the MOE, through this programme, promoting buggery? When did the anal canal become a legitimate sexual organ? Does the MOE need some educating in basic biology here?
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2. Pre-marital sex - people might place pre-marital; sex as negative, but it is really neutral.
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Opinion: Here I am, trying to teach my 4 daughters to take the high road, not to jump into bed with boys - and here is the MOE promoting promiscuity and the low road, undermining everything that good parents try to impart to their children.
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3. Virginity - is a concept which is really difficult to fix, traditionally virginity is related to the hymen. But perhaps we can also think of virginity as a state of mind?
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Opinion: Girls should be taught to respect their bodies and not use it as a pleasure tool. Virginity is not a state of mind, it is a state of being sexually untouched. That is the fact, why are they playing word games?
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4. Pleasure - sex is a pleasurable act. This is the reason why people have sex.
Opinion: "So, go ahead little girls, have a good time! Pleasure is good, therefore sex is good for you! Try it!! Sex is delinked from love, commitment, creating a family. it is simply a pleasurable act - much like watching a movie or going for a foot massage maybe....
2. Pre-marital sex - people might place pre-marital; sex as negative, but it is really neutral.
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Opinion: Here I am, trying to teach my 4 daughters to take the high road, not to jump into bed with boys - and here is the MOE promoting promiscuity and the low road, undermining everything that good parents try to impart to their children.
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3. Virginity - is a concept which is really difficult to fix, traditionally virginity is related to the hymen. But perhaps we can also think of virginity as a state of mind?
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Opinion: Girls should be taught to respect their bodies and not use it as a pleasure tool. Virginity is not a state of mind, it is a state of being sexually untouched. That is the fact, why are they playing word games?
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4. Pleasure - sex is a pleasurable act. This is the reason why people have sex.
Opinion: "So, go ahead little girls, have a good time! Pleasure is good, therefore sex is good for you! Try it!! Sex is delinked from love, commitment, creating a family. it is simply a pleasurable act - much like watching a movie or going for a foot massage maybe....
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5. Fun - sex is meant to be fun. However like all things that we enjoy, there are some rules and regulations for sex, which you must set for yourself first. Also, you need to be able to trust the person in order to have "fun" with him. Will he stand by you in case things go wrong?
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Opinion: "Yes, it's fun, fun, fun! Will your boyfriend stand by you when you get pregnant?"
5. Fun - sex is meant to be fun. However like all things that we enjoy, there are some rules and regulations for sex, which you must set for yourself first. Also, you need to be able to trust the person in order to have "fun" with him. Will he stand by you in case things go wrong?
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Opinion: "Yes, it's fun, fun, fun! Will your boyfriend stand by you when you get pregnant?"
Do you really think a 12 year should be even THINKING such a thing! They have absolutely no concept of that kind of responsibility - they can hardly take care of their pencil cases! Pregnancy is seen as 'something gone wrong' - well something here is definitely wrong but it's not the pregnancy!
All children like to have fun - fun is what they have everyday of their young lives. It is highly dangerous to substitute 'sex' with the word 'fun'. The person whom the girl is having 'fun' with is not identified as husband, just some random boy it seems. No mention that this 'fun' is restricted to adults only and is definitely not child's play.
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8. Foreplay - Foreplay is the physical and sexual stimulation (kissing, touching, stroking etc) that occurs in the excitement stage of the sexual response. Foreplay increases the pleasure of sex.
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Opinion: Another exhortation to experiment and heighten the fun!
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10. Homosexual - people have different preferences for their partners. Homosexuality is perfectly normal. Just like heterosexuality, it is simply the way you are.
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Opinion: what is the societal norm here? Perfectly normal? Who gave AWARE and the MOE the right to redefine what is normal? Doesn't Singapore Law still outlaw homosexual acts?
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13. Pain- some people derive pleasure from pain during sex. However it is important that both parties consent and are comfortable with it, otherwise it is probably negative.
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Opinion: Yeow! Now the MOE is promoting masochism and sadomasochism! Again to 12 year olds! And if sex is painful and they do not like it - it is only probably negative!! Get the whips out, girls, and lets demonstrate!
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Page 15-19
Examples of Opinions held by students to be specifically debunked by trainers
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2 Homosexuality/same-sex preferences (ie gays, homos, lesbians) is unnatural.
For a homosexual, heterosexuality may seem unnatural. We do not know what causes homosexuality, or heterosexuality for that matter. Some scientific studies show that people are born like this.
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8. Foreplay - Foreplay is the physical and sexual stimulation (kissing, touching, stroking etc) that occurs in the excitement stage of the sexual response. Foreplay increases the pleasure of sex.
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Opinion: Another exhortation to experiment and heighten the fun!
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10. Homosexual - people have different preferences for their partners. Homosexuality is perfectly normal. Just like heterosexuality, it is simply the way you are.
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Opinion: what is the societal norm here? Perfectly normal? Who gave AWARE and the MOE the right to redefine what is normal? Doesn't Singapore Law still outlaw homosexual acts?
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13. Pain- some people derive pleasure from pain during sex. However it is important that both parties consent and are comfortable with it, otherwise it is probably negative.
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Opinion: Yeow! Now the MOE is promoting masochism and sadomasochism! Again to 12 year olds! And if sex is painful and they do not like it - it is only probably negative!! Get the whips out, girls, and lets demonstrate!
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Page 15-19
Examples of Opinions held by students to be specifically debunked by trainers
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2 Homosexuality/same-sex preferences (ie gays, homos, lesbians) is unnatural.
For a homosexual, heterosexuality may seem unnatural. We do not know what causes homosexuality, or heterosexuality for that matter. Some scientific studies show that people are born like this.
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Opinion: We do not know what causes heterosexuality? What claptrap is this? The MOE has gotten awfully unscientific all of a sudden.
Does the MOE have information that the world does not know about? Please point out the studies that support this statement!
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Since lesbian, gay and bisexual people are not ill or abnormal, they don't need to be "cured". These are not abnormalities or perversions but orientations or preferences, just like being left handed or right handed.
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Opinion; Again, what are the societal norms here? Should MOE be promoting this viewpoint before society has had a chance to debate. Why does the MOE say one thing and the Law of the land another?
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3. The chances of homosexuality increase because of childhood trauma, eg child sex abuse
Since lesbian, gay and bisexual people are not ill or abnormal, they don't need to be "cured". These are not abnormalities or perversions but orientations or preferences, just like being left handed or right handed.
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Opinion; Again, what are the societal norms here? Should MOE be promoting this viewpoint before society has had a chance to debate. Why does the MOE say one thing and the Law of the land another?
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3. The chances of homosexuality increase because of childhood trauma, eg child sex abuse
That question is as difficult to answer as 'what causes heterosexuality?" No one knows for sure. Some foolishly suggest that maybe a person turned lesbian because she had a bad experience with a man, or a man becomes gay because a woman mistreated him. If this were truly the case, then there should be many more lesbians and gay people, shouldn't there?
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Opinion: The MOE really should get it's science and facts right. Why is heterosexuality being challenged again? Children do not have the necessary knowledge or maturity to counter facile questions such as the above. The insidious leading of innocent minds to grave and erronous conclusions.
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14. Practicing how to use a condom.
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15 Now we will demonstrate and practice how to use condoms (5 penis simulators are provided )
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16 Trainer will demonstrate the use of a condom and invite participants to practice.
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Opinion: I don't want my innocent and highly impressionable 12 year old practicing how to use a condom. I do not want her childhood rudely ended by the intrusion of adult material. Has the MOE gone completely mad???
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Why has the MOE taken an extreme liberal stance without informing Singaporean parents? In their stated mission, they work carefully and painstakingly to shape the morals of children - have they asked parents whether or not these are the morals they want imparted?? I do not give a whit about the AWARE committee and the Christian right vs the liberal left, nor do I really care about the homosexual issue - what I do care about is the quality of education my daughters receive in school and whether or not the MOE can be trusted to impart mainstream values. I am appalled at how promiscuity is encouraged, and masochism and buggery are portrayed as acceptable practices. These are not Singaporean home values.
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IF you feel this material is inappropriate for a 12 year old please join in the on line petition here and write to the MOE here.
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They may not have gotten any complaints before, but they are being inundated with them now.
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From the MOE website:
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Reply to Media Queries on MOE’s Sexuality Education Programme
5. Some parents who wrote in to the Ministry have also expressed concern over the content found in an “AWARE Comprehensive Sexuality Education: Basic Instructor Guide” that has been posted online. MOE is investigating this matter.
30 April 2009
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I have 4 daughters, 3 are safely out of reach - the youngest in Secondary 1, the target group for such brainwashing (or is it abuse?).
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This issue MATTERS!!
1 May 2009
Well, the MOE has now received it's complaints and is currently looking into the the programme.
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This is their way out. Expect a U-turn from the MOE....
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This is not about AWARE anymore, this has become a political hot potato and a potentially explosive election issue. People do NOT forget nor will they forgive if the MOE comes out pro-AWARE programme. This is about their children, their values and nothing is more important to people than the welfare of their child. If the MOE does not revert to mainstream values and kick out this objectionable programme then they are in deep trouble. Meet-the -people sessions will have angry parents bearing down on MPs to do something, schools will have parents writing in (as they are probably doing already) asking what position the school takes. This issue will not die down until the appropriate measures are taken.
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- MOE has to take responsibility and show some leadership.
- MOE to come out with a comprehensive list of accepted mainstream values
- MOE to come with a comprehensive list of what is NOT to be discussed at school
- AWARE's programme must be withdrawn and not simply amended
- AWARE must not be involved in sexual education
- Teachers who teach non-mainstream values should be sacked
- MOE to make amends by holding corrective classes for those schools that have been exposed to the AWARE programme
- MOE to make a public apology for napping on the job.
Tall order?
Let's see.
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