A New Campaign in Boston
When multiple friends forward me the same news story, I figure I should write about it. Today’s news is the…
My Past
I have been interested in health education since I began tenth grade. I spent the next three years of high…
Weighing in on the Weight Debate
Pediatricians discuss in New York Times this week how best to address weight with their patients. I’ve heard health and…
The Sex Ed Bookclub Reads Twilight
Alas, I never actually hosted a Sex Ed bookclub, but I would like to discuss the Twilight series by Stephenie…
We are all potential acitvists
Dear students, Remember that you are the ones with the most information about what’s going on in your lives and…
A Letter to my Students
To my dear students, I’m not coming back to teach health next year. In fact, you won’t have health class…
I should not teach gym, so why should they teach sex ed?
Sexuality education has a long history of being put into other classes, specifically science and physical education. While I strongly…
Teaching Values
I’m writing to respond to CG’s comments on my last post. CG wrote that a major point of contention around…
Sex Ed before Text Ed
The New York Times fashion section ran a very telling feature this weekend on “The Birds and the Bees Text…
Please comment on my blog!
I’d like to take a step back and explain why I’m blogging in the first place.* I love talking about…