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Boys to learn difference between porn and real life to tackle misogyny in England’s schools (www.theguardian.com)
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Children as young as 11 who demonstrate misogynistic behaviour will be taught the difference between pornography and real relationships, as part of a multimillion-pound investment to tackle misogyny in England’s schools, the Guardian understands.

On the eve of the government publishing its long-awaited strategy to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) in a decade, David Lammy told the Guardian that the battle “begins with how we raise our boys”, adding that toxic masculinity and keeping girls and women safe were “bound together”.

As part of the government’s flagship strategy, which was initially expected in the spring, teachers will be able to send young people at risk of causing harm on behavioural courses, and will be trained to intervene if they witness disturbing or worrying behaviour.

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[–] 7101334@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

Well, maybe I'm just projecting then, but as a child I had no inherent respect for any authority simply for authority's sake. I trusted authorities to give me a sufficient explanation as to why something was, or had to be, a certain way. If they couldn't do that, I didn't care how much older they were than me or what their titles were, I did not listen to them.

The example my parents always give when recounting my childhood is that my dad could say, "Don't run in the street," and the first thing I would want to do would be to run in the street. But my mom could say, "You shouldn't run in the street because cars are very heavy, very fast, and can't stop quickly, so they could hurt you very much," and I would accept that and not run in the street.

I liked (most of) my teachers as a kid and I would never be mean to them or intentionally make their lives harder, but that's not the same thing as listening to them or respecting their authority. Even in elementary school, I understood things like Bush's "No Child Left Behind" policy and how that resulted in me being given work far below my level that wasted my life and potential. There is no reason for a child to respect any authority derived from the public school system, to be frank.

Granted that's a very American perspective, but I can't imagine it's too much different in Britain given the near-analogous nature of our political parties.