Don't wanna hold hands and talk about her plans.

[lithiumlaughter]

Today is 'scare the noobs' day for the Education program on campus.

Okay, okay. Technically, it's a pre-orientation. Their honest-to-goodness orientation comes in August. What happens today is that our current class, who has all but finished save for some paperwork, and next year's class all get together and talk shop for a couple hours. The current

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[xenokattz]

Since you're qualified to teach high school, I assume the training included peering into the dark minds of teenagers. What tips can you give me considering I may have to teach high school Sex Ed next year for our public health rotation?

[lithiumlaughter]

Aaaaaaaah. Indeed. I actually was going to tell you that if you needed some high school teacher-y advice to come bang on my virtual door.

Since you've asked:
1) Let 'em get the giggles out. Considering the content, I guarantee you'll get some (especially at the beginning). That's okay. Once you've established and they get that this is indeed serious business, you can be a little more lighter (lighthearted, even) with them -- something teens always appreciate. Through your behaviour, you indicate that yeah, we're talking serious shit here, but it's natural serious shit.

2) By extension, do what you can to keep the environment a safe place to talk about sex in. This is going to be more awkward if it's a co-ed class, a little easier if it's gender split. If it's co-ed, I'd suggest 'Fight Club' rules: What happens in fight club stays in fight club. It's not going to work perfectly, of course, (they're teens and dumb that way) but it gets across the point that levels of knowledge about sexuality are not something to be mocked, and the

[xenokattz]

This is awesome. I'm sure I'll have more later but the part about using the question box not only to ask questions (duh) but to gauge the class is very useful. Ditto the awkward silence as "wait time;" I would've totally tried to fill that. The one thing I really didn't have going to a Catholic high school is, IMHO, adequate sex ed. Oh, the biology teachers tried to circumvent the Abstinence Only clause in the reproduction chapter (and a few sneak religion teachers did, too) but when you have 5-6 pregnancies before grad in a 120-person grade, something went wrong. I don't even want to contemplate the STIs.

[lithiumlaughter]

Glad to have been of help

[xenokattz]

Alas, I have been assigned to a Diabetic Clinic across the river. But still very good info since I'm pretty sure most of my nursing will involve babies/children/teens & pregnancies.

[lithiumlaughter]

Ah, well. Still happy to contribute in what way I can.

Good luck to you at the Diabetic Clinic! Can't say I comment much on that, but I know the kind of good work that goes on there. I have a co-worker who got a great [/sarcasm] deal -- Diabetes and Cystic Fibrosis -- and I can tell you that what goes on there changes lives.