Who’s responsible for teaching sex ed?
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"?
Read MoreWhat’s that in the giant box you’re carrying around?
For those of you who didn’t know, my wonderful college monitor put in a request for me, and the CYW program has purchased a SEX ED KIT! YYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY!!!! I’m soooooo thrilled and excited about this! If you click on the link, you will see that this particular (amazing!) kit is not all that cheap … and definitely beyond my grasp at the time (if you want to donate to the “Candice needs a sex ed teaching kit” fund, please contact me! I’ll thank you personally! Tee hee). As soon as I could, I opened it up and went through everything … and it...
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