Should there be a course or seminar given in the Jr Highschool up to at least the freshman year of college for Domestic Violence,and Sensitivity? And mandatory before you get married

Sure, change the title of this thread and its OP after I post a response.

would that be "FOR",or "ABOUT"?

REALLY, REALLY, YOU ARE ASKING? WTF, WE HAVE TO TEACH PPL NOW TO KEEP THEIR HANDS TO THEMSELVES AND DON'T GO AROUND KNOCKING PPL THE F'OUT. REALLY, REALLY. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS POST, I'M LOST FOR WORDS. GL DUDE @##$@@$$!!

Why is it a bad question?. I think it is perfectly valid.
How could educating people more about a subject such has abuse ever be a bad idea. We all knew it was wrong to drink and drive 20 years ago. but we still did it. look what education and enforcement has done to that problem. Is it not gone..and never will be, but it is drastically reduced in size ( overall).

There are warning signs with both mental and physical abuse, it does not happen in one day. if more people were educated to the signs, more would be able to avoid the issue.

Education and awareness are never a stupid idea.

Devildog

I agree Devildog!...Age appropriate domestic violence and assault prevention/awareness programs are being offered to pre K through grade twelve in many schools!...They are designed to raise awareness and provide information about available resources, risk reduction strategies and bystander intervention...All good in my opinion....

it's just the way the original question was formulated,that could raise an Eyebrow!

I will add this....I DO NOT think such classes should be mandatory in order to obtain a marriage license....

When I was still teaching, it was often said among teachers that these days it's school and teachers that have to raise children instead of parents. Parents are working their butts off to make ends meet or too busy to pursue a career (and can't be arsed). Either case makes raising kids properly almost a societal 'problem'.
So yes, as it has become a societal issue, I think it would be good if there were courses on this at school. But NOT if regular teachers will have to do this. Teachers have too much of a workload as it is (over here anyways), that's why I quit. I chose to be a teacher, not to be a social worker. So in this case they should get other ppl in with the right education.

But if it will really work ... lack of respect has become a societal problem too, a major problem at that. Everyone wants it, including (especially) teens, but they don't show respect themselves. Same goes for many old ppl.

For this to work, it would be best to start educating kids at a younger age, so start on regular basis with this when they're erm ... 5, 6. A single course when they're at secondary school is probably not really going to pay off.

(Could be the perfect spot for distasteful joke....but too serious a subject.)

Although I completely agree with the liberties of privacy and parenting as one sees fit.........

It's difficult for me not to raise an ear to the idea of some kind of public conflict resolution training curriculum for pre pubescents.

It's obvious that somewhere a long the line, many aren't learning the obvious.

Thank you

I'd be happy, if the public education system could just teach the little bastards to read and write at a functional level.

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AGREED!!!!!...and NOT trying to deny "this"!!!!


I just think that everyone (including myself) could use periodical refreshers in the art of being kind!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Agreed.
Kindness should be taught and shared, as a community activity
for all.

teach your children the value of money !how to balance a check book.
..how to save! how to budget appropriately..how money works in the real world economics of wall street investing.. and then you will find domestic violence ..drops significantly...we all know how to be nice to one another! it is the pressure that society places upon are shoulders that's where..the changes need to take place

instead of just domestic abuse, I think as our culture grows more desensitized to the value of human life,,,it would be a generally good idea to offer courses about ANGER MANAGEMENT,, period

from a young age,,,

just unplug there xboxes

The basic education starts in toddlerhood when children start pulling hair and biting because someone has their toys. Anger management and appropriate behaviour is fundamental to social growth. Some parents take a territorial and defensive stance to the situation instead of a teaching/learning opportunity. If abuse is a factor in the home between other family members and/or themselves how is the child going to learn to behave?
By the time they are in school behavioural habits are in place and start to play out, affecting others they come in contact and exposing them to abuse (bullying etc). When social contacts and responsibilities grow this effect on relationships is displayed by revealing deep seated patterns and defaults coming in to play with frustrations and anger sometimes with devastating results for all involved.
...And so it goes.
It seems complex and simple at once.
It take a community to rise a child.

Be kind to one another.

My sister was in an abusive marriage...she has since been divorced, or she would have been dead! Some days she would have bruises which she attributed to being careless.....but how do you explain when the beatings get so bad! I heard from her neighbor her ex once used chains on her....my heart ached!
Now I see that his son has his 'anger' problem too! Is it genes, upbringing or education? It is a bit subjective, don't you think?
But I agree that recognizing the 'signals', eg. a child who tortures a cat/dog or their younger siblings or classmates! Action needs to be taken then...!

The schools already have it; the "anti-bullying" movement is the hot-button crusade du jour.