JOeffers
Dear Sir,
Mr Michael Lloyd-Jones, whose article on moralistic sex education you published last month, is of course well known for his research in this field. I think the scene is beginning to brighten, however.
Quite a number of teachers, especially the younger ones coming along, are already aware of the problem, and anxious to do an objective job. They are only nervous of the parents!
But until we cease to be afraid of speaking about emotions and relationships (of all kinds?not just sexual ones) to children from the time they start to talk till the time they are grown up we shall never get away from the sequence of tongue-tied adults rearing tonguetied children to become tongue-tied adults in their turn.
Meanwhile, those who are in a position to take remedial action (the teachers?who else?) need to mount an emergency rescue operation. Sources of help are not lacking now. My own Association, which has a good deal of expertise and the overwhelming advantage of lack of embarassment in dealing with the subject of sex, is working on courses for teachers, and we shall be glad to hear from any of them who would be interested in knowing more about what is available.
Yours etc., Joan Scott, Education Officer, The Family Planning Association, 27-35 Mortimer Street, London Wi A 4QW
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