SIECUS Report articles from September 2005

SIECUS Report archives from September 2005

The many meanings of the phrase "Hard to Teach".(sex education)(Editorial)
September 22, 2005... The title of this issue, "Hard to Teach," stems from a publication we created a number of years ago called Filling the Gaps: Hard to Teach Topics in Sexuality Education. At the time, we had heard from many educators that there was a lack of...

Advocates on both sides are as passionate as ever: SIECUS controversy report 2004-05 school year.
September 22, 2005... The 2004-05 school year brought many of the same issues and players to local debates around sexuality education in our nation's schools as in previous years. Opponents of comprehensive sexuality education continued their work to shelter young...

Lakoff for sexuality educators: the power and magic of "framing".(George Lakoff, "Think of an Elephant: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate")
September 22, 2005... Like a lot of other sexuality educators in recent months, I've been reading and synthesizing a new book by Dr. George Lakoff, Don't Think of an Elephant: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate. Lakoff is a cognitive scientist, a neurolinguist to...

Lesson plan: conceptual models of sexual activity: baseball is out; pizza is in.(The Power of Language: Baseball as a Sexual Metaphor in American Culture)(Book review)
September 22, 2005... Conceptual models are powerful because they set forth the "rules" for a given situation. If these models go unexamined, the "rules" by which one operates may also go unexamined. This may lead to unintended actions or unintended consequences of...

Lesson plan: your gender--beyond black & white.
September 22, 2005... Purpose: This activity explores gender and gender role expectations. Participants explore ways they may and may not conform to societal expectations, as well as investigate ways in which gender may not be as dichotomous as is frequently...

Brief activity: most common questions about heterosexuality.(Brief article)
September 22, 2005... Since there is the assumption in our society that everyone is heterosexual, see how easy or difficult it is for you to answer each of the following questions as specifically as you can. 1. What is heterosexuality? 2. How do you know if...

Activity: harm reduction and sexual health.
September 22, 2005... "How might your feelings about your own sexual history influence how you react to discussing sex and sexuality with the young people you work with?" This is one of the questions on which participants are asked to reflect during Health...

Summary: encouraging self - awareness and respect for sexual diversity in the clinical setting.
September 22, 2005... Medical students must be prepared to discuss intricate details of sexuality with a diverse range of patients. Issues of sexual activity and function significantly impact patients' physical, mental, and emotional health. A special challenge is...