Posts Tagged "education"

Who’s responsible for teaching sex ed?

Posted by on Apr 30, 2010 in Blog | 1 comment

Whose responsibility is it to teach our young people about sex? Is it up to parents, who are often uncomfortable and sometimes unprepared to discuss this topic with their kids? Is it the religious groups, who often exclude those topics with which they do not agree and may only discuss abstinence as the "right" choice? Is it the responsibility of teachers, many of whom are also uncomfortable discussing sex with young people, and may be lacking enough information to really teach the subject? Or should we skip sex ed all together and let kids learn from their friends and older siblings, or "figure it out for themselves"?

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Pieces are falling into place …

Posted by on Mar 29, 2010 in Blog | 0 comments

Well, things are crazy right now!  I have a few weeks left in the semester, so I am trying to get through the last of the tests and assignments while planning my workshop and working on this awesome website. I have been neglecting the blog a bit over the past week, in favour of getting some “content” onto the site.  If you haven’t already, check out my other pages … About, Workshop, etc. Check back often as this site continues to grow and, hopefully, flourish!  I can’t wait to see what happens!

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Let’s get connected!

Posted by on Mar 26, 2010 in Blog | 1 comment

Another week, another workshop! This week, week 3 of my workshop, was a continuation off of last week's contraceptive session. While last week was all about condoms, the pill, patch and ring, this week was about less common and less well-known methods.

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