A Day in the Life of a Sex Ed Teacher!
Every time I think I’ve heard it all and there is nothing any student could say that would shock me, I am proven wrong. A student will say something that will bring me to my knees, as I ask God…
Birth Control is NOT Disease Control!
I received this email message from a high school health teacher today: Jackie, I have a student who is at a loss for words. She recently had sex for the first time and has now been diagnosed with herpes. She is…
Just Say YES!
For some reason, when people hear that I teach abstinence many just assume it is a “Just say NO!” message and that couldn’t be further from the truth. It is actually a “Just say YES!” message. I challenge the students…
Baby steps…
Ms. Jackie, The speech that you gave to our class the other day was flawless. You made me actually think about the things I do and why. There are far more things that are more important to me than having…
How do children spell “LOVE?”
While shopping during the Christmas holidays, I overheard a customer complaining about all of the expensive items on her son’s Christmas list, which she had no intention of buying him, by the way. She then asked a 14-year-old young man…
When Silence is NOT Golden
When you mentioned the parents not giving their child the ‘talk’, I kind of related. My mother had me when she was roughly 13. She has not given me that talk yet. Knowing that, I do sometimes think it’s okay to…
The Bigger Picture
Yesterday after finishing a presentation to a health class of high school juniors and seniors, five young men stayed after class to speak with me. The last young man who had patiently waited for me to finish speaking with the…
Inside the World of Teens
Have you ever wondered what teenagers are REALLY thinking and doing? Well you don’t have to be curious any longer. You can now get a glimpse inside the world of teens from someone who, for more than 10 years, has been…