{"id":894,"date":"2019-10-01T10:09:24","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T10:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kbisaac.com\/?p=894"},"modified":"2019-10-02T14:34:59","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T14:34:59","slug":"comprehensive-sexuality-education-lets-have-an-informed-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isaacoseiowusu.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/01\/comprehensive-sexuality-education-lets-have-an-informed-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"COMPREHENSIVE SEXUALITY EDUCATION: LET\u2019S HAVE AN INFORMED CONVERSATION"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kbisaac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/drgh.png\" alt=\"CSE\" class=\"wp-image-895\" width=\"600\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isaacoseiowusu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/drgh.png 640w, https:\/\/isaacoseiowusu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/drgh-300x170.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption><em>Image source: UNESCO<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share uagb-social-share__outer-wrap uagb-social-share__layout-horizontal\" id=\"uagb-social-share-f45a68dd-38c1-4b4b-a7e9-9f26b7356019\"><div class=\"uagb-social-share__wrap\"><div class=\"uagb-ss-repeater-0 uagb-ss__wrapper\"><a class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M448 56.7v398.5c0 13.7-11.1 24.7-24.7 24.7H309.1V306.5h58.2l8.7-67.6h-67v-43.2c0-19.6 5.4-32.9 33.5-32.9h35.8v-60.5c-6.2-.8-27.4-2.7-52.2-2.7-51.6 0-87 31.5-87 89.4v49.9h-58.4v67.6h58.4V480H24.7C11.1 480 0 468.9 0 455.3V56.7C0 43.1 11.1 32 24.7 32h398.5c13.7 0 24.8 11.1 24.8 24.7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"uagb-ss-repeater-1 uagb-ss__wrapper\"><a class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M459.37 151.716c.325 4.548.325 9.097.325 13.645 0 138.72-105.583 298.558-298.558 298.558-59.452 0-114.68-17.219-161.137-47.106 8.447.974 16.568 1.299 25.34 1.299 49.055 0 94.213-16.568 130.274-44.832-46.132-.975-84.792-31.188-98.112-72.772 6.498.974 12.995 1.624 19.818 1.624 9.421 0 18.843-1.3 27.614-3.573-48.081-9.747-84.143-51.98-84.143-102.985v-1.299c13.969 7.797 30.214 12.67 47.431 13.319-28.264-18.843-46.781-51.005-46.781-87.391 0-19.492 5.197-37.36 14.294-52.954 51.655 63.675 129.3 105.258 216.365 109.807-1.624-7.797-2.599-15.918-2.599-24.04 0-57.828 46.782-104.934 104.934-104.934 30.213 0 57.502 12.67 76.67 33.137 23.715-4.548 46.456-13.32 66.599-25.34-7.798 24.366-24.366 44.833-46.132 57.827 21.117-2.273 41.584-8.122 60.426-16.243-14.292 20.791-32.161 39.308-52.628 54.253z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"uagb-ss-repeater-2 uagb-ss__wrapper\"><a class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"mailto:?body=\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M160 448c-25.6 0-51.2-22.4-64-32-64-44.8-83.2-60.8-96-70.4V480c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h256c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V345.6c-12.8 9.6-32 25.6-96 70.4-12.8 9.6-38.4 32-64 32zm128-192H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v16c25.6 19.2 22.4 19.2 115.2 86.4 9.6 6.4 28.8 25.6 44.8 25.6s35.2-19.2 44.8-22.4c92.8-67.2 89.6-67.2 115.2-86.4V288c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32zm256-96H224c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32h96c33.21 0 60.59 25.42 63.71 57.82l.29-.22V416h192c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V192c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32zm-32 128h-64v-64h64v64zm-352-96c0-35.29 28.71-64 64-64h224V32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32H96C78.33 0 64 14.33 64 32v192h96v-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p align=\"justify\" class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Less than two months ago I wrote <a link=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/kbisaac.com\/index.php\/2019\/08\/07\/condoms-our-children-and-the-deed\/\">an article<\/a> calling for a national conversation on Comprehensive Sexuality\nEducation (CSE) in our schools. I guess most of my readers did not realize the\nimminence of the phenomenon. Here we are! I am happy that virtually the entire\nnation is discussing the issue at this time. This will go a long way to help\nour children. In the end, I hope the Ministry of Education (MoE), Ghana\nEducation Service (GES), and National Council for Curriculum and Assessment\n(NaCCA) will learn from the contributions that are being made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p align=\"justify\" class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Notwithstanding, it has become\nquite obvious that a lot of the complaints and contributions out in the mass\nmedia are borne out of gross misinformation. This is the aspect of the current\n\u2018pandemonium\u2019 I regret. I find it very unfortunate that such a serious national\ndiscussion is riddled with a substantial amount of false information. I am\nhoping that the GES statement dated 30<sup>th<\/sup> September, 2019 will clear\nmuch of the air for us to have an informed conversation. So let us set aside\nall the picture and video materials from other sources and concentrate on the\nCSE guidelines available to us. Though the GES has said that it is yet to\napprove that document, I think we should go ahead and have a discussion on it\nin its current form as a nation. With that, the GES and the NaCCA can\nfurther fine-tune it before it is used in our schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p align=\"justify\" class=\"has-medium-font-size\">As I stated in the <a link=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/kbisaac.com\/index.php\/2019\/08\/07\/condoms-our-children-and-the-deed\/\">previous\narticle,<\/a> CSE is already in our curriculum. You will not identify it as a\nstand-alone subject. From the 1950s, when Civics and Hygiene were in the\neducational curriculum to the days of relatively recent subjects like Life\nSkills and Social Studies, aspects of CSE have been taught in our basic\nschools. The same tradition continues with this new set of guidelines. It will\nbe integrated with Social Studies, Moral and Religious Education, Integrated\nScience and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p align=\"justify\" class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Going through the new\nguidelines, I noticed that the authors were mindful of the age at which a child\nis introduced to a topic. This appears to be very good until you notice that\nchildren at the age of ten (10) will learn about \u201cRelationships: friendship,\ndating and courtship.\u201d At the age of twelve (12) they will be taught \u201cFertility\nRegulation- abstinence, contraceptives and other methods.\u201d At that tender age\nof twelve (12), they will be exposed to \u201cUnintended pregnancy and Abortion.\u201d\nThese and other topical areas are \u2018mixed\u2019 with seemingly attractive and\nimportant topics like \u201cPersonal hygiene,&#8221; &#8220;Population of Ghana,&#8221; &#8220;Roles and\nResponsibilities as a Child,\u201d and many more. (You can make time and go through\npages 10 to 14 of the document if you have not read through). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p align=\"justify\" class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Are we ready for this? Has it\ngotten to the point where it is good education for a ten year old to be taught\nabout dating and courtship? How is it appropriate for someone who is one year\nshy of teen age to be taught about unintended pregnancy and abortion? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p align=\"justify\" class=\"has-medium-font-size\">One of the arguments against\nthis form of CSE in our schools is that it is a deliberate attempt to sow seeds\nof Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer (LGBTQ) rights in Ghana. Those\nadvocates have good reason to say so. The guidelines seem to be Ghana\u2019s attempt\nto further lower the low standard of morality in the country. The lower it\ngets, the closer we will get to perpetuating the so called rights of deviants\nwho will want to play victims. We will eventually start having funny\nconversations on Pro-Choice and Pro-Life (For those who may not know, they are\nterms in the abortion debate). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p align=\"justify\" class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Ghana is ours. We must decide\nwhat we want at this point. Our leaders may suggest what they think, but the\nordinary woman and man out there must have a say in this. What is the extent to\nwhich consultations were made to come up with this? They have said so much\nabout children\u2019s right to education. It is now time to talk about parents\u2019\nright to have a say in their children\u2019s education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p align=\"justify\" class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Do you know what is alarming\nabout this whole thing? Those pushing for \u2018full blown\u2019 CSE know very well that\nthey will meet resistance in places like Ghana. They will keep coming at us in\ndifferent ways. This is what was written in a 2018 document on Sexuality\nEducation in Europe and South Asia commissioned by the Federal Centre for\nHealth Education (BZGA) of Germany and the European Network of International\nPlanned Parenthood Federation (IPPF):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p align=\"justify\" class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>\u201cIt is encouraging to see that\nsexuality-education program can be developed and implemented even in countries\nwhere there is serious opposition.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p align=\"justify\" class=\"has-medium-font-size\">My brothers and sisters, we\nhave encouraged them! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p align=\"justify\" class=\"has-medium-font-size\">I respectfully appeal to the GES and NaCCA to review the CSE guidelines document and any other related document before it is finally approved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share uagb-social-share__outer-wrap uagb-social-share__layout-horizontal\" id=\"uagb-social-share-f45a68dd-38c1-4b4b-a7e9-9f26b7356019\"><div class=\"uagb-social-share__wrap\"><div class=\"uagb-ss-repeater-0 uagb-ss__wrapper\"><a class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M448 56.7v398.5c0 13.7-11.1 24.7-24.7 24.7H309.1V306.5h58.2l8.7-67.6h-67v-43.2c0-19.6 5.4-32.9 33.5-32.9h35.8v-60.5c-6.2-.8-27.4-2.7-52.2-2.7-51.6 0-87 31.5-87 89.4v49.9h-58.4v67.6h58.4V480H24.7C11.1 480 0 468.9 0 455.3V56.7C0 43.1 11.1 32 24.7 32h398.5c13.7 0 24.8 11.1 24.8 24.7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"uagb-ss-repeater-1 uagb-ss__wrapper\"><a class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M459.37 151.716c.325 4.548.325 9.097.325 13.645 0 138.72-105.583 298.558-298.558 298.558-59.452 0-114.68-17.219-161.137-47.106 8.447.974 16.568 1.299 25.34 1.299 49.055 0 94.213-16.568 130.274-44.832-46.132-.975-84.792-31.188-98.112-72.772 6.498.974 12.995 1.624 19.818 1.624 9.421 0 18.843-1.3 27.614-3.573-48.081-9.747-84.143-51.98-84.143-102.985v-1.299c13.969 7.797 30.214 12.67 47.431 13.319-28.264-18.843-46.781-51.005-46.781-87.391 0-19.492 5.197-37.36 14.294-52.954 51.655 63.675 129.3 105.258 216.365 109.807-1.624-7.797-2.599-15.918-2.599-24.04 0-57.828 46.782-104.934 104.934-104.934 30.213 0 57.502 12.67 76.67 33.137 23.715-4.548 46.456-13.32 66.599-25.34-7.798 24.366-24.366 44.833-46.132 57.827 21.117-2.273 41.584-8.122 60.426-16.243-14.292 20.791-32.161 39.308-52.628 54.253z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"uagb-ss-repeater-2 uagb-ss__wrapper\"><a class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"mailto:?body=\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M160 448c-25.6 0-51.2-22.4-64-32-64-44.8-83.2-60.8-96-70.4V480c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h256c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V345.6c-12.8 9.6-32 25.6-96 70.4-12.8 9.6-38.4 32-64 32zm128-192H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v16c25.6 19.2 22.4 19.2 115.2 86.4 9.6 6.4 28.8 25.6 44.8 25.6s35.2-19.2 44.8-22.4c92.8-67.2 89.6-67.2 115.2-86.4V288c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32zm256-96H224c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32h96c33.21 0 60.59 25.42 63.71 57.82l.29-.22V416h192c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V192c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32zm-32 128h-64v-64h64v64zm-352-96c0-35.29 28.71-64 64-64h224V32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32H96C78.33 0 64 14.33 64 32v192h96v-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Less than two months ago I wrote an article calling for a national conversation on Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in our schools. I guess most of my readers did not realize the imminence of the phenomenon. Here we are! I am happy that virtually the entire nation is discussing the issue at this time. This &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/isaacoseiowusu.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/01\/comprehensive-sexuality-education-lets-have-an-informed-conversation\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">COMPREHENSIVE SEXUALITY EDUCATION: LET\u2019S HAVE AN INFORMED CONVERSATION<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-comprehensive-sexuality-education","tag-cse"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/isaacoseiowusu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/isaacoseiowusu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/isaacoseiowusu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isaacoseiowusu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isaacoseiowusu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=894"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/isaacoseiowusu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":904,"href":"https:\/\/isaacoseiowusu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/894\/revisions\/904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/isaacoseiowusu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isaacoseiowusu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isaacoseiowusu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}