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i am a student at a communtiy college and am taking a sex and sexuality class for sociology. If you could please reply to these questions, I would be grateful
1. Have you ever taught sexual education. and if so...to whom
2. What materials do you use and why?
3. What issues or conflicts did you have to deal? and how did you handle them.
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by Konstance McCaffree: ()
1. Have you ever taught sexual education. and if so...to whom
I have taught sexuality education for over 35 years. I have taught it to junior and senior high school students in the public schools. I have taught it to teachers who have elementary students as well as secondary students. I still train teachers in human sexuality. I have taught courses to parents, college students and I presently teach at a University where graduate students learn to teach sexuality education.
2. What materials do you use and why?
This is impossible to answer. I use a multitude of materials from all kinds of sources. I tend to choose materials that show all sides of an issue but that are accurate medically and have research as their basis. Because I teach comprehensive sexuality education I draw from a variety of curricula as there are very few that teach all subjects. I also design my own materials. I use latex condoms for demonstration if that is what you mean. I use phallic models to show how to use them, and I teach about abstinence as one of the methods, but my focus is rarely on pregnancy and std prevention. It is more on learning about people, and the focus on the issues of gender, sexual orientation and differences that we bring to a classroom. I focus on interactive learning so that students can learn from each other - share their own values and also have to defend why they believe as they do, which often strengthens their resolve.
3.What issues or conflicts did you have to deal? and how did you handle them.
This is another question too broad to answer. I always struggle at having an inclusive classroom where every students voice is represented. The challenge is getting all students comfortable in expressing their values, talking about sexuality topics, and overcoming the culture's focus on sex negative problem-solving look at sex. When I have cultural diversity in my classroom, it is hard to get some students to open up if the culture has shut them down. This is often true of Muslim or Asian women. Reviewed by: Patricia Fawver Ph.D. in Sexology
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