This song took much of my classroom attention last week. In each of my three college classes we watched the music video. Dynamite is a relatively well-known, currently popular song. Most of my college students had heard it, many of them had danced to it in the clubs. But only one or two had seen [...]
Archives for January, 2011
My Dream Job and Changing Lives
A friend recently asked me if teaching sexuality education was my dream job. Indeed, it is. I feel I am able to offer students critical, life-saving information and support that is rare and so particularly important. I feel very blessed to have this opportunity to make a real difference, to offer real acceptance where it [...]
What’s wrong with abstinence?
Nothing! Abstinence is great. In fact, we talk rather extensively about abstinence in all of my middle and high school sex ed classes. It’s abstinence-only-until-marriage sex education that is the problem. But while I can tell you this - and in fact, you may believe me - I think you’ll have more fun learning about [...]
Webinar with Dr. Rayne on Teens, Sexuality, and Technology
Oh my goodness, I haven’t posted in months! AND I stopped posting right in the middle of a conversation about virginity.
I hope everyone will understand that this was a break of necessity - of my sanity, really. I’ve been overcome with work, nothing bad at all, just too much. Among other things, I have started [...]
