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Pick ONE of the questions/topics and post an answer.
There are no right or wrong answers.
You DO NOT have to comment on a peer’s post.
Please employ a non-judgmental stance while still honoring your beliefs.
You are invited to be creative in answering this discussion post.
You can write your discussion post/answer, as usual.
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You can make a poster, drawing, collage or handout reflecting your topic of choice. Creativity encouraged!
You can make a TikTok or video about one of the topics and share it so we can view your answer.
You can make a social media post, five-slide PowerPoint or even sing a song about one of the topics.
You can ask to do something totally different–as long as it’s creative and covers a topic listed, I’ll say yes. (Email/message me)
Remember: Chose ONE of the topics.
CHOICE ONE: SEXUALITY After reading the book, PDF handouts and watching the videos, complete page 175 in your book (“What are your attitudes about sexual differences”). What did you learn about yourself? No need to be specific. Just indicate if you were surprised or learned anything new about yourself. What are your thoughts about the questions in the assess yourself? (2) What was your favorite video and why?
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CHOICE TWO: GENDERBREAD -or- GENDER UNICORN. Using page 164 (“Your Sexual Identity”), the taco/hot dog video, the Genderbread person and/or any other resources of your choosing, help others understand about all those identifies, pronouns and expressions. A non-judgmental stance will be supported by the professor.
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CHOICE THREE: PREGNANT! Have fun with this. (1) Enlighten us about your pregnancy knowledge, as learned in the book, PDF and videos. (If you have given birth or see a baby be born, you can use that as a resource, too!!!) What did you learn that you didn’t already know? (2) Were you surprised by anything in the videos on contraception and pregnancy? (3) Optional: What did you think about two lesbians talking about having a baby?
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CHOICE FOUR: BIRTH CONTROL Using Chapter 7, page 206 in the book, the PDF/videos and other resources of your choice, let’s hear your thought about birth control. As always, please keep it non-judgmental while still expressing your opinion. Why do people use (or not use) “protection?” What kinds of birth control do people use? Are they really effective? What are concerns and dangers? No statistics needed–just your thoughts and observations. What was your score on Page 206 in your book?
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QUESTIONS ON THE “WELLNESS TIMES” Handout. Using the HANDOUT Wellness Times Chapters 6/7, make a discussion post about one (or more) of the topics listed. What resources besides the handout did you use? ( the files bellow may help you with the discussion)
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Please, make it simple English like you talking with a classmate in class.
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6.7
You’ll have relationships for your entire life, so we might as well learn
about them.
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What IS a HEALTHY relationship?
Why do relationships matter?
HOW does sex, gender, gender identity and sexual orientation play a role in
this stuff?
FAMILY. WHO is your family? How do you define that? Do families have to be
biologically related?
FRIENDS. How do YOU define a friend? School, childhood, best friend? Acquaintance,
on-line or gaming friend?
PARTNERS. Are you on a date? In a monogamous, committed relationship? Hooking
up? Dating more than one person at a time?
Sex. Unless you choose otherwise, you’ll engage in sexual activity. So, we best figure
that out, too.
SEXUALITY. What is there to understand about sexuality? If a guy has sex with a guy
that makes him gay, right? If a guy identifies his gender as male but his assigned sex is
female, is he male or female? What the hell is this pansexuality? What is gender,
sexuality and sexual orientation?
Reproductive choice. You need to know how to–and, how not to–get pregnant.
diseases as well as pregnancy? Don’t you want to practice safer sex? It helps to know
this stuff! Ewwww, gross! Body parts!
Taco or Hot Dog?
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I thought we’d get this chapter off to an exciting start. Hot dogs or tacos.
Sexuality. Gender. Sexual Orientation. Gender identity. Pronouns. This video
made me hungry and confused.
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You may or may not agree with any of this.
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You may be relieved that someone FINALLY explained this.
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You may be disgusted, grateful, indifferent.
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Is Wellness Class great or what? Something for everyone.
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Have you ever heard of the “Genderbread Person?” The Gender
Unicorn?
WHO
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WE?
I love this video. If you don’t watch it, I will cry. Don’t make me cry.
Cheesy? Maybe. Old news? I hope so! Old video? Yes, but no. You’ve probably seen
it before. You can never see it too many times.
I appreciate that there are strong opinions in regards to these topics. All I ask is that
you have an open mind.
Your personal, spiritual, religious, political, familial beliefs all tie into this. Ask yourself
WHY you feel the way you do about the topics presented this week. It’s not good or
bad, right or wrong. Relationships are complicated. People are complicated. Life is
complicated.
“Ask yourself WHY you feel the way you do about the topics presented this week.” Do I
think this class will change your mind? No. But, I do think you’ll be better educated
and thus consider WHY you believe what you believe. It’s not about good or bad,
right or wrong.
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Is it a good relationship?
Is it a bad relationship?
Compromise
Commitment
Communication
To get your extra credit, include a random statement a favorite
song in your homework post. Just put a sentence in there, like
it’s totally “normal.” Don’t call attention to it. Any song you like.
Page 153 in your book does a nice job of explaining the difference between
healthy and unhealthy relationships.
Hmmm… will you open your book? DO you own the textbook? Do you know where
your textbook is? I don’t want anyone getting lazy on me!
A HEALTHY (good?) relationship has no physical/verbal/emotional abuse. There is
encouragement and growth, a balance of Intimacy, Passion, Commitment, Respect,
healthy difference and acceptance.
AN UNHEALTH (bad?) relationship is unbalanced. One may want more love, more sex,
more time together. There may be physical/verbal/emotional abusive. Some are
forced to be in the relationship. The three C’s aren’t consistently present.
Reflect upon your current situation. What you think of all those relationships you
currently have in your life? Are they good, bad, or somewhere in between? No,
seriously. Stop and reflect on this. If you are in a not-so-good relationship, ask yourself
why. Not judge–just look at it from a non-judgemental stance. Be gentle but honest.
PREGNANT??!
Uh oh–can doing THAT make you pregnant?????
As for pregnancy, oooooh, lots to judge here. Please remain as
judgement-free as possible.
If you know this stuff, good. If you don’t know this stuff, good. You can learn!
Did you know you could get pregnant like they said in that previous video?
What do you think you’d do if you/your partner got pregnant and it wasn’t
planned? What if they guy had a vasectomy and you still ended up
pregnant?
For some, that’s AWESOME! For others, it is NOT awesome. How do you have
this conversation?
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What if you DON’T want to get pregnant? How the hell did we get pregnant,
anyway? Eeeeewwwww! This video is all about the basics. You probably know
this stuff. Or, at least people have babbled at you about this stuff.
WOMEN ON THE “PILL:” Did you know that taking antibiotics can reduce how
effective your birth control is????
DO YOU KNOW WHAT A DENTAL DAM IS? Oh my goodness. These diddies can
be used as part of sexual protection. Dental dams are used by dentists. But,
they have another use. Care to guess?
Do you judge people for their reproductive decisions???? For their sexual
activity? Emergency. Prescribed. Over the Counter. What to do if you get
pregnant? Give Birth. Adoption. Abortion.
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Have you ever seen a baby be born? Oh my! It’s amazing. Terrifying.
Miraculous. Messy. Emotional. Confusing. If you have the chance, do it! There
is nothing like seeing what actually happens. C’mon. Did you know there’d be
poop? There’s poop. Not the baby’s poop. Just sayin.’
Don’t worry. I didn’t include a video of a baby being born. You can google
that yourself. YouTube is full of videos with babies shooting out of their mom’s
girl parts. Instead, I’ve included two people watching videos of childbirth!
Rose and Rosie are here to talk about shooting out a baby.
And finally….ah, so you are…. Other than cis-gender heterosexual? But,
is it okay? What does that even mean? Thank you for keeping an open
mind about all of this!
Birth Control: It’s not “just” about not getting pregnant.
Ask yourself:
Why do people use
protection?
Why DON’T they use
protection?
Why don’t I want to use a
condom?
Do I have religious beliefs that influence my contraception choices?
Where can I get contraceptives?
Do I want a child right now?
If my partner uses the “Pill,” why would I bother to use a condom?
How do I ask my partner to use a condom or some form of
contraceptive? How do I say NO if my partner refuses to use a condom?
What if I have an STI?
Do I believe abortion is an option?
Is abortion a method of birth control?
Childbirth: It’s not just shooting out a
baby!
Have you ever seen anyone give birth? You
definitely need to see someone give birth!
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