Oh, goody:
Fewer than half of American teenagers who were asked basic questions about history and literature during a recent telephone survey knew when the Civil War was fought, and one-quarter thought that Christopher Columbus sailed to the New World sometime after 1750, not in 1492.
– History Survey Stumps U.S. Teens
Luckily, we have plenty of time in school for things like this:
“Just the Facts About Sexual Orientation and Youth: A Primer for Principals, Educators and School Personnel” serves as a guide for public school employees “who confront sensitive issues involving gay, lesbian and bisexual students,” the coalition of 13 national associations said in a news release announcing the distribution of the booklet.
Speaking of teenagers, Planned Parenthood’s Teenwire strikes again:
On the Web site’s “Ask the Experts” page, young readers pose questions about pornography.
“Dear Experts,” one young reader wrote, “I look at porno sites but I got all As for my subjects. People say looking at those sites affects your school work, but since I think I’m not affected, should I stop it? If I should, how?”
The answer given by teenwire.com experts includes the advice that “many people enjoy using pornography as a part of their sex play – alone or with a partner.” And “there is no correlation between using pornography and getting bad grades in school.”
The experts also told a young male viewer of pornography that masturbating while looking at pornography was not cheating on his girlfriend.
Yes, that’s the same Teenwire which advises teenagers that engaging in anal sex is a method of preserving a girl’s virginity. And it’s worth noting one more time that pornography is not a harmless activity. Porn batters women by proxy and it’s harmful to men as well.
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