Innocence is often thought of as being a bad thing. When you don't understand a joke, or catch on to something, you are the victim. But is this really the way it should be? I believe that innocence shouldn't be thought of as a bad thing. When people are at a certain age, there is a list of things that society has decided they need to know.
Have we stopped to consider for a second that not everyone is the same. Not everyone has the ability or the means to understand and be on the same level. That is what makes us unique. We are all different for a reason. I believe that it isn't society's responsibility to deem what is okay, and isn't, but rather the responsibility of the person, or guardian of that child. Too often do the "suggested ages" of specific activities determine if a child is ready for something or not. Children are often forced into situations that they aren't truly ready for. If it takes children different periods of time to learn to read, then why wouldn't it be varying periods of time before they were ready for specific things. We, as a culture, need to respect each child's ability or inability, to handle certain topics. Innocence shouldn't be thought of as a bad thing. Each person has had different life experiences and has matured at a different rate. We don't force kids to learn at the same rate, so it is time to stop expecting that they mature at the same rate. I believe that it isn't bad to be innocent.
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Charissa, I agree. I think it should be the parent or even the person(bring they can make decision for themselves) should decided what is right and wrong, and when they child or person should learn about certain things. I don't feel like a sex ed class should be taught in 5th or 6th grade. I feel I should be able to choose when and where my child learns about those things. I also think she should be comfortable when being taught about right and wrong so she is ok when asking question.
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I agree with your stance on innocence. There are so many things in society that I personally feel children are exposed to way too soon. I also agree that it should be left up to the parent or guardian whether or not these things are appropriate.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. I learned anything and everything at school because the other kids knew about it and I didn't. I thought I wasn't cool if I didn't know about that kind of stuff also. Now I wish that I would have never learned/ heard about a lot of that kind of stuff. I would be a better person now.
ReplyDelete-Chelsey Tennison