Why I do what I do Jane Fleishman, Graduate Student, Center for Human Sexuality Studies, Widener University for the CFLE website (and for Theo) Jane Fleishman “Just what is healthy sexuality?” That was the question posed to me by my 28-year old nephew, Theo, glancing over at my business card. We had just taken in… Read more »
Ericka Hart Why I teach Sex Education: I’ll never forget the time my mother told me the story of watching me play ‘school’ with my teddy bears when I was about 5. She said she watched me instruct them and imitate their voices and put some in time-out for misbehaving. After watching me for some… Read more »
Jenny Caruso Senior Family Life & Sexuality Education Instructor Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program Bronx, NY (Picture taken in Kenya while providing HIV education) As a child I was terrified of public speaking. I had perfected the art of suddenly becoming sick the day of the class presentation. If I could go back in time… Read more »
Dear Colleagues, I am so happy to tell you about the newest issue of the American Journal of Sexuality Education, which just arrived in my mailbox. This is the most ambitious issue since volume 1, number 1. The table of contents is here: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/wajs20/current and I am also listing them below. (If I did it… Read more »
Published on Dec 6, 2012 An interview with Bill Taverner, Exec. Dir. of the Center for Family Life Education. We explore the challenges of teaching sex education to children both in and out of school K-12. Follow MCNOW_NJ’s YouTube channel at:http://www.youtube.com/user/MCNOWNJ?feature=watch
The CFLE National Sex Ed Conference is where my dreams, my career, and my life began two years ago. I was finishing up my undergraduate degree when my professor (Allyson Sandak) suggested that I volunteer at this conference. It was all pretty new to me, and I was just starting to figure out that I… Read more »
The CFLE’s National Sex Ed Conference convened Wednesday to Friday last week. We hope all participants had a wonderful time! As we regroup, we invite you to write up your experiences about the conference. What was memorable? What inspired you? Send your essays (200-500 words is great!) to Bill@SexEdStore.com. Conference planning team, from left to… Read more »
ROBERT T. FRANCOEUR, Ph.D., A.C.S. Robert T. (Bob) Francoeur, Ph.D., A.C.S., of Rockaway, NJ, died early Monday morning, October 15, 2012 while in hospice care with the Visiting Nurse Service of Northern New Jersey, at the Merry Heart Senior Care of Boonton Township. Cause of death was complications of Parkinson’s. On October 17th he was… Read more »
Dr. Melanie Davis has established the “First Tracks Award for Innovation in Sexology”, which recognizes individuals who not only think outside the box, but additionally do innovative work. Honest Exchange president Melanie Davis, PhD, CSE, selected Andelloux for the 2012 First Tracks Award to recognize her cutting-edge work as well as for her commitment to… Read more »
The Sed Ed Starter Kits have been packaged and sent out, a compendium of knowledge bound to make any sex educator squee with joy. We have had many review the work, but now, it is your turn. Tell us, how do you use your Sex Ed Starter Kit? With which population/target audience do you work?… Read more »
Why I Teach Sex Ed Lis Maurer The Center for LGBT Education, Outreach & Services, Ithaca College Two central experiences shaped my interest in sex education. Both took place while I was a teenager and continue to fuel my passion and commitment to provide accurate sex education in ways that are useful to people. Everyone in 11th… Read more »
I’m very proud to present Dana, whom I met in undergrad as a peer health educator. An amazing person, and inspirational educator. ~Jeffrey Why I Teach Sex Ed Dana Forrest Sexuality Educator Graduate Student, Widener University So, what do I do? Currently, I run a Teen Outreach Program (TOP©) that not only addresses… Read more »
Profiling Great Sexuality Educators includes interviews that originally appeared on the website of The Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health and is adapted and reprinted with permission. Interview with Kira Manser 1. What do you do in the field of sexuality? I am a sexuality educator, student, and community organizer. 2. Where are you based out of? I am… Read more »
Profiling Great Sexuality Educators includes interviews that originally appeared on the website of The Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health and is adapted and reprinted with permission. Interview with Dr. Melanie Davis www.HonestExchange.com 1. What do you do in the field of sexuality?Like a lot of sexuality educators, I have multiple jobs that combine to create an… Read more »
Why I Teach Sex Ed: For “Christopher” by Lindsay Fram, MPH Senior Family Life & Sexuality Education InstructorCarrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program Bronx, NY Twelve years ago I stood monitoring a line of 23 kindergartners on their first day of school. They waited patiently to use the bathroom, two at a time. Two girls. Two… Read more »
Profiling Great Sexuality Educators includes interviews that originally appeared on the website of The Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health and is adapted and reprinted with permission. Interview with Dr. Elizabeth Schroeder 1. What do you do in the field of sexuality?I’m the executive director of Answer, a national sexuality education organization that provides and promotes comprehensive sexuality… Read more »
Lauren Cikara by Lauren Cikara Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains One of the first things people share with me when they find out that I teach sex education is their own experiences (or lack thereof) with sex ed while they were in school. The second thing they tell me is that I have a… Read more »
Profiling Great Sexuality Educators includes interviews that originally appeared on the website of The Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health and is adapted and reprinted with permission. Konnie McCaffree 1. What do you do in the field of sexuality?I began my career in sexuality as a classroom teacher for 11thgraders in a Health Class connected to their physical… Read more »
As I manage this blog, and twitter, and help with Facebook… I find that people are amazing, brilliant, and beautiful. I have read some rather inspiring “Why I Teach Sex Ed” blogs, hoping that my future is as fulfilling as those individuals’ lives are. But why do I teach? Well, there are a couple of… Read more »
Profiling Great Sexuality Educators includes interviews that originally appeared on the website of The Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health and is adapted and reprinted with permission. Chris White, PhD. 1. What do you do in the field of sexuality?I do many things, but first and foremost, I’m a sexuality educator and have been for the past eighteen… Read more »
