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Since when did the basics of education change from reading, writing and arithmetic to distributing birth control prescriptions in middle schools? A school board in Portland, Maine voted to allow a health clinic to provide a full...
Posted by conniem
- Tue Oct 23, 2007 17:10:00 PDT
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When I finish teaching in May, I usually reflect upon the year. I assess the students' overall attitudes and responses. Usually, I am very discouraged at their level of knowledge and/or experience.
Last year, though, I have...
Posted by conniem
- Wed Sep 5, 2007 15:45:22 PDT
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Since I grew up in Alaska, I am accustomed to the transformation that takes place in the men I love when on an island in the middle of the Kenai River.
Island/cabin testosterone brings out the nanook in them,...
Posted by conniem
- Tue Aug 7, 2007 09:21:48 PDT
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For Mother’s Day this year, my son bought me a small electronic contraption that I plug into my ears when I jog.
I was very appreciative since it was so thoughtful of him. This is the first time in his life he has...
Posted by conniem
- Fri Jun 15, 2007 16:05:47 PDT
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Molestation doesn’t just happen to someone’s body, it also assaults the mind. Molesters are predators that damage young people’s minds and bodies several ways. One of the questions always asked to students...
Posted by conniem
- Tue Jun 12, 2007 15:10:31 PDT
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True story: I asked a group of junior highers what they thought the words “safe sex” meant.
A junior high boy raised his hand and said, “Lock the car door.”
As I have said many times, I...
Posted by conniem
- Wed Mar 14, 2007 12:48:29 PDT
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A boy’s puberty involves hormones and he will have just as many changes and upheavals as a girl, but his are perhaps a little more physical than emotional.
Hormones: Testosterone is the male sex hormone that kicks in and causes...
Posted by conniem
- Wed Apr 4, 2007 16:03:53 PDT
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Puberty could possibly be the most tumultuous time of a girl’s life. There are so many changes, both emotional and physical, not to mention all the social drama in junior high and high school.
Sit down with your daughter...
Posted by conniem
- Wed Apr 4, 2007 15:07:58 PDT
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I spanked my children, and often.
I cannot believe that a legislator in California wants to make spanking a child under 3 years old a misdemeanor punishable by one year in jail.
We currently have child abuse laws that prohibit...
Posted by conniem
- Tue Jan 30, 2007 15:00:16 PST
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