Long before I teach the Human Growth and Development unit (Sex-Ed), I have the students write/explain: What LOVE is? What does love look like? How do you know someone loves you? How do you show love? The students talk about feelings. It’s rare when they initially talk about sacrificing for someone else. You sacrifice for what/who you love. This is… Read more »
An important unit of study in the Health Curriculum is Human Growth and Development (AKA-Sex Ed). We neglect one very important aspect of Sex ED—the male sexual nature. Once upon a time people knew that the “Male Sexual Nature” was / is predatory. Let me define predatory — The male sexual nature is programmed to view women as sexual objects… Read more »
Here is an activity where you can pose this simple question to your students the first few minutes of Health Class. Project this on the board or give your students a copy. Ask your students to consider if they ever think these thoughts or have acted them out. Jealousy is a health issue. It leads to unhappy, depressed and… Read more »
What is Sexting? There was a front page (that continued to the entire back page) article in the local paper today (April 27, 2017). The local police are going to middle and high schools to explain social media consequences in hopes of preventing future cases of cyberbullying and child pornography. Did you know, one in five teenagers is sending… Read more »
I’ve noticed more of our students arrive at school preoccupied / focused on themselves and their feelings. They are ruled by their emotions which is a recipe for their unhappiness, and everyone around them. This is more than a teenage passing phase. We do live in a feeling based culture where people are urged to get in touch with their… Read more »
Have this personal Health question on the board for your entering students to see, reflect upon then write an answer in preparation for the beginning of class. This is an important question to think about for all of us (not just teens) because our tendency is to do what our friends do. They influence our behavior. So it is important… Read more »
Parents want their children to have the right type of friends for a very good reason. We know how important friends are. They are the people we got into trouble with when we were kids. We did things with friends we would never have done with our worse enemies. When you are with your friends, your guard is down and… Read more »
The trick in teaching is give students just enough information to do an activity. Where they have to apply knowledge to a situation they / friend / or stranger will likely experience. Their job is to figure out — a) What is the wise thing to do? b) What did I learn from this………………? In other words, the student internalizes… Read more »
Place the sentence below on the board. As your students enter class, ask them to write a paragraph answering this philosophical question. Are you a victim of your circumstances or a product of your choices? Once this is done: • ask for students to discuss their thoughts • discuss the Teacher Notes • use a story from local news… Read more »
Alison Armstrong is an educator dedicated to helping women and men understand each other. She provides programs and seminars where men and women learn to understand and appreciate each other. She is a guest on The Dennis Prager Radio show 4 times a year on the Wednesday (2nd hour)) Male/female hour. Dennis Prager describes her as “a person who… Read more »