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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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As you may be aware, I am involved with the AIDS Committee of Simcoe County. As a result, my knowledge of what’s happening in the HIV/AIDS community has increased substantially. And since the educator in me is … well … pretty much all of me, I’d like to share some of my knowledge with you! So, I want to pose a question to you … feel free to respond by leaving a comment or sending an email. If you don’t want to respond that’s fine, just give it some thought … What comes to mind when you hear the word AIDS? For me, I think of an illness...
Read MoreGovernmental HIV/AIDS funding is not enough …
Until about a year ago, I hadn't given too much thought to HIV/AIDS. Yes, I had discussed the topic in a general sense and I knew the basics, but I definitely wouldn't have counted myself as an "expert". I'm still nowhere near to an expert on the topic, but I have learned a great deal in the past year.
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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