Richard

UK - for now

Designer

Yes children need our protection and help to understand the consequences of their actions:

That (should be) part of a healthy upbringing and (should be) part of sensible education.

But, I have enough problems living my own life - without worrying how other people behave in private.

I'm very grateful to have left school before education became so politicised.

Any such topics were seldom discussed until the sixth-form, when we were more able to cope with the complexities.

Even then, this constituted only a tiny part of our formal schooling.

Sadly over the last few years, government has apparently decreed that all "students" (NB not "children") must be confronted constantly with all that is ghastly in the adult world - but never given the help or space to learn how to cope with it.

So we have generations of young people who are thoroughly depressed about the state of the world; unable to think for themselves; unable to protect themselves from real threats.

Ghastly things happen; horrible people do horrible things.

Until I can run my own life better, I will not feel qualified to preach to other people.

Perhaps politicians & journalists etc. could also learn a little humility and tolerance?