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on Sex Education for College Students
Show's over, I know, but better late than never.
Worst discussion about porn ever. OK, not the actual discussion, but just the sound of Tristan's voice. I hate to be a nit-picker, but did she have to talk like she's asking a question every three words? I was so put off that I had to turn the dial. Is that a regional dialect or is that specific to her age group? Yuck!
She may have something useful to say, but until she changes the way she speaks, I will never know.
posted 2 years, 3 months ago
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on Cracking Down on Truancy
One possible solution is to explain to the students that their well-being is a team effort between themselves, their parents, their teachers and any other caring adult in their lives. Succeeding in school is an integral part of success later in life, and that's why they should attend. If they have trouble going to school - for whatever reason - they should talk to their teammates and figure out a solution. They should be told that there are other options out there, from changing teachers or schools, or dropping out for a year to work, or even dropping out and getting a GED.
posted 3 years, 2 months ago
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on The Curse of the Good Girl
In movies and TV, we see the girl being easily manipulated by the boy when he (falsely) accuses her of being a tease or "good".
Can you please discuss this idea of why nice girls hate the idea of being called "good" and how they can avoid the trap of needing to react to it?
posted 3 years, 7 months ago
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on Special Coverage: Kroger Won't Charge Sam Adams
I stand by my comment: this was a lie about an INAPPROPRIATE question. If someone asked about your sex life, and you think the truth would be embarrassing, you'd also lie.
posted 3 years, 11 months ago
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on Special Coverage: Kroger Won't Charge Sam Adams
First of all, Sam didn't lie under oath, he lied to a reporter whom he knew for a number of years. The reporter asked him an inappopriate question, and Sam's instinct was to lie rather than say, "My sex life is none of your business and I refuse to answer it." This kind of lying is fairly natural behavior - particularly for gay men - and is a much 'easier' response to the question than to suddenly say, "That's none of your business" to a person whom you've talked to for years.
Second, by all accounts, Beau stalked Sam - not the other way around - so it's not as if Sam were a sexual predator.
Third, Sam may have kissed the young man while he was still 17, but that is not criminal behavior. They didn't actually have sexual relations until Beau was a legal adult, which makes the affair officially no one's business.
Finally, in most other states, the age of consent is either 16 or 17, so if this had happened anywhere else, it wouldn't have been an issue.
Let's move on.
posted 3 years, 11 months ago
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on As We Are: Illiteracy
Asking your guests if their parents read to them is a good question, but for parents, that is only the first step. Reading to children is important but it's not enough. Equally important is modelling reading in the house. Children need to see their parents, older siblings and teachers read for pleasure - whether it's a novel, a newspaper or even a comic book. Also, children need to see connections between the world and what's read to him so that they know the words in a book have concrete meanings. For example, if you read a story about a duck, then the next time you see a duck you should remind the child about the story. Finally, after you read a story, you should immediately ask questions about the text or start a conversation about it. All of these things are necessary for developing strong readers.
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