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The many meanings of the phrase "Hard to Teach".(sex education)(Editorial)

Publication: SIECUS Report
Publication Date: 22-SEP-05
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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The title of this issue, "Hard to Teach," stems from a publication we created a number of years ago called Filling the Gaps: Hard to Teach Topics in Sexuality Education. At the time, we had heard from many educators that there was a lack of resources to help them tackle certain topics such as...

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...sexual orientation, gender, masturbation, and abortion. To fill that void, we scoured existing curricula for good lessons and enlisted our own educators and outside experts to create new lessons where none were available. The responses we got back told us that this compilation of lesson plans was extremely helpful.

In our offices this publication was nicknamed "Hard to Teach" and over the years, the phrase kept popping up. Certainly there are still topics that remain "hard to teach" because they may spark controversy or cause discomfort on the part of students and educators. But to us the phrase means much more. Communities can be "hard to teach" because controversy, or the fear of controversy, can lead to restrictive programs and block...

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