From the Birds and the Bees to the Bible, What is it We Should Teach?

  Putting a lid on knowledge is not what education is all about.
  So what of banning sex education, or the Bible from the classroom? Those teachings are at the opposites ends of the spectrum, in regards to what we say is acceptable to teach.
  But, should either be banned?
   I will grant that the way you teach, and the way you approach a topic can make it wrong. But, I hesitate and wonder if learning about the birds and the bees is something we need to know.
   And, if we need to know, something, it ought to be taught.
   You may argue that parents need to teach this lesson. Not schools. I hesitate on that. Parents should be involved in all the teaching of their children. All things moral should be taught by parents.
   But, that doesn't mean others cannot teach as well.
   Some tell me that the teachings of the Bible should be taught in the home, not in the school, for the teachings of the Bible are something the parents are responsible for.
   If you are learning in depth about what the Bible teaches, perhaps those classes should be elective. If you are teaching that the Bible is truth, then surely that should be an elective class.
   But, I would not ban the Bible, altogether. Nor the Koran.