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It's hard to believe that it's been over a year since I decided to take the plunge and follow my dream to become a sexuality educator. A lot has happened in this past year ...
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Another workshop tonight, complete with guest speaker and warm fuzzies! This time I started the workshop with the activity, rather than saving it until the end.
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Did you know that there are multiple strains of the HIV virus, and that a person can become infected with more than one strain? Until recently, I did not know that. I, like many, thought that there was one HIV virus and that once you had HIV, that was that. Another question … Did you know that the average time between a person contracting HIV and developing AIDS is more than 10 years? I’d say that is pretty awesome … HIV no longer has to be the immediate death sentence that has been ingrained into our minds. As you may have figured out, next week’s topic is...
Read MoreThe path to sex ed is long and convoluted …
When I decided to go back to school for Child and Youth Work (go Georgian College!), I didn’t really think too much about my human sexuality related ambitions. After graduating from U of G, I had briefly considered doing an MSc in Human Sexuality but decided that research wasn’t really my thing … I prefer to get “in there” and connect with people, and CYW seemed a great way to do that. Jump ahead to April 2009, at which point I found myself on placement at a really great elementary school in the Orillia/Barrie area. My supervisor gave me the freedom to schedule...
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