DEAR EDITOR: After hearing the recent news regarding the Kaiser Foundations survey which stated that parents want the schools to teach their children more about sex education and homosexuality, the more resolve I have about keeping my children out of the government-controlled public school system. If parents are too intimidated to teach their own children about sex or other sensitive subjects, then they should not have kids to begin with. It is yourresponsibility as a parent to teach your children about life, not the school. I do not need a liberally-designed program with people who want to teach my kids that they know more than I do. I do not want someone else telling mykids that they “understand” that they are going to have sex and can come to us and we will provide you with birth control and condoms. Or when you getpregnant, you dont have to tell your parents. Come to us and we will takecare of you. I do not want someone telling my kids that it is OK to experimentwith their sexuality. I will teach my children the difference between right and wrong. I will teachand explain to my children about life and explain the consequences that come from making poor decisions. I will teach my children what homosexualitymeans and that it is not a proper lifestyle. I will also teach my children thatyou do not have to agree with what people tell you and to never back down from your own beliefs. But most importantly, I will teach my children to respect other people. I willtell them that people are different and have different opinions, however, that makes them neither right not wrong. I want to instill values that will helpthem to trust their own judgement. I will make sure my kids know that familyis where you come to seek answers and solve problems and that their parents will always be there for them, no matter what happens. Chuck Sanford LaPlace