What We Teach When We Teach About Sex

December 14th, 2009 admin

I have a foolproof way of getting out of boring party conversations. This method either reinvigorates the conversation, or brings it to a mercifully swift end. The only requirement for this ploy is that the person with whom I’m talking has to be the parent of a student at a public secondary school. Abstinence-only education ignores a key factor when it comes to teens and sex — nature. 5 off No Off read more


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