Well. Far be it from me to look any gift horse in the mouth when it results in a critical, national conversation about the nuances and effectiveness of sexuality education.
USA Today, of all places has two really interesting (if short) pieces about sexuality education in the schools and in the home. This one is titled [...]
Archives for September, 2008
Sex education is critical - and you can do it yourself!
Where we learn about sex
A fun weekend poll for the masses! If you answer it, you’ll see the compiled answers.
The thing to think about in the context of this poll is that these are all places and ways your own children and teenagers can and do learn about sex and sexuality. If your first choice is for them to [...]
Gender, Daily Show Style
This is really a clip that everyone needs to see. Far too fabulous to pass up! It’s a little long, but truly worth it to watch the whole thing.
(via Missives From Suburbia - thanks Deb!)
Honesty about sex…er…
One of the questions I asked my Human Sexuality students last week was whether any of them had ever stretched the truth - or perhaps even flat-out-lied - about their sexuality. Everyone giggled nervously and looked shifty eyed. One brave young soul rolled his eyes and raised his hand saying, “Yeh, hasn’t everyone?” More nervous [...]
Palin and teenage pregnancy and…everything else
This weekend, John McCain announced that his running mate would be Sarah Palin, governor of Alaska. It seems there has been little talk of anything else since that announcement…particularly since the announcement that Palin’s 17-year-old daughter is 5 months pregnant.
There has been much written on the topic since the announcement, while I was away attending [...]
