Homosexuality: Elementary Students Easily Influenced

Prompt: Human Rights v. Majority Rule

Every individual is guaranteed the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Although it is not ethically right for a homosexual to be refused a job because of thier sexual orientation, I would agree with the majority rule of not allowing this in the education of our young children, who can be easily influenced.

Young children especially kids in elementary school are easily influenced by the adults in their lives. In grammar school we spend more time at school than we do in our homes, so whose to say a young child would not be influenced by their teacher? Homosexuality is a hard concept for many adults to understand, so imagine how confusing it would be to a young student, who does not know anything about the different types of relationships people may have. If I were a parent of a child with a homosexual teacher I would be very concerned and I believe parents have the right to be worried with this. Discussing sex with their children is a hard topic for many parents to discuss with their teens, so imagine an eight year old child asking their parents about homosexuality.

Homosexuality would not have any indication of what kind of teacher one might be, however this would be difficult for many to understand. Human rights are taken from natural rights that God provided, so families heavily influenced by their faith would definately not be supportive of a homosexual educating their child. Political views would also be an issue in this discussion, the liberal parents may be more accepting to ideas of homosexual teachers than the right winged parents.

Without human rights our country would not be as prosperous as it has been, because with these human rights we have freeedom to follow our dreams and live our lives how we see fit. Human rights are definately important, yet majority rule can not be overlooked. If one person thought of human rights while one hundred million followed the majority rule, it would be extremely difficult to ignore the majority and make judgement based on human rights.

The issue of having a homosexual educate our young generation is a very significant issue that effects many people, not only the children but also the educator. Homosexuals should not be thought of as people without human rights, however when it comes to influencing young, easily influenced children, I would definately say the majority rules, and this not be allowed.