Do you think its wrong to educate children about negative issues?

P

PepperJack

New member
Im talking about animal abuse.
Recently in my home town some activists (per the circus coming) handed out coloring books and work books to students in an elementary school. One in particular dressed as an elephant. I read some parents were opposed stating the children would be traumatized and other celebrated the effort to educate youngster about circus animal abuse. I will not provide my personally on this becuz anytime people disagree it usually turns to an arguement not a debate. I do have young neices and nephews in school so i was curious where you people stand on the debate.

Now we must all agree (in most cases) that children who are cruel to animals usually end hurting people as adults.
However IMO a junior high school would have made more sense..
IMHO i think education about society good and bad does need to start with the young regardless of what the particular subject. but at least attempt to educate children who will grasp the concept of what is morally acceptable (to some) and what isnt
I do agree that the circus needs to be repremanded but is it not people (parents or not) who spend $$$ to help keep them in business o-O i mean there are circuses who dont have animal acts..
Again i like reiterate i dont think you need to show a child a picture of a baby seal being clubbed (thats just horrible) but at least to say animals can hurt and be sad too
 
i agree. I think its wrong for people to indoctrinate children, especially when they aint they kids. I wouldn't want my kids learning about AIDS, genocide, gay marriage, warfare, terrorism and rape before 4th grade either. Preserve their innocence
 
I think the information should be made available to the parents, not so much the children because they don't really have control over the household. They can't say "oh we're not going to the circus because they hurt animals" because they don't make the decisions in the house. I have no problem with them teaching children how to properly treat animals, but showing videos and pictures of how not to treat them is just disgusting. They are really too young to understand what they are seeing. It seems like too much for a kid to watch. I know my sister looked up that kind of thing (animal abuse) on the computer at home when she was 11 and refuses certain brands of food or certain restuarants because of how they treated animals, but that was up to her to look up. Most of the kids in her class would have just been so disturbed by it they wouldn't even get the concept it was trying to teach.
 
i have to disagree here. there are a lot of sensitive, disturbing issues you will be faced with as kids grow. cruelty to animals is one that really resonates with children. you don't have to indoctrinate them; just present facts and try to keep your own opinion out of it. people's opinions don't have to be presented as your own, simply as one perspective.

i think the single most important thing in a parent / child relationship is open communication. if your child learns that your are unwilling or uncomfortable discussing certain topics, it will be that much easier to justify keeping secrets from you later.

having said that, my kids won't be going to a circus involving animals who are treated cruelly. i don't see the "magic" in that.
 
People who are mean to animals are usually mean in general. But, the circus is magic for kids? Why would someone try to stamp that out? If they want to stop the circus they need to go through the circus, not the children.
 
i have to disagree here. there are a lot of sensitive, disturbing issues you will be faced with as kids grow. cruelty to animals is one that really resonates with children. you don't have to indoctrinate them; just present facts and try to keep your own opinion out of it. people's opinions don't have to be presented as your own, simply as one perspective.

i think the single most important thing in a parent / child relationship is open communication. if your child learns that your are unwilling or uncomfortable discussing certain topics, it will be that much easier to justify keeping secrets from you later.

having said that, my kids won't be going to a circus involving animals who are treated cruelly. i don't see the "magic" in that.
 
Back
Top