Comments on la somnambule: Touching

I think there are lot of things wrong with the edu...

2006-05-28T14:35:00.000+01:00

I think there are lot of things wrong with the education system as it stands. I considered training as a primary school teacher and did a lot of voluntary work at a homework club at a library in London. It amazed me how stifled the kids were - 6 years old and with a load of homework sheets. It definitely put me off.

Schools are a place where creativity can be encouraged and social

I'm soon to qualify as a secondary school teacher ...

2006-05-27T14:00:00.000+01:00

I'm soon to qualify as a secondary school teacher and have become aware of how inadequate schools are in this area, not to mention the complete lack of guidance, in this area, from the Department for Education and Skills. I've been reading a book on young people's views on sex education and girls do in fact complain about the absence of discussions around the fact that they are harassed and

Yeh definitely!I've been thinking about this over ...

2006-05-26T21:13:00.000+01:00

Yeh definitely!

I've been thinking about this over the last few days and I just don't understand why, when schools have specified slots for PSHE, the issue of consent isn't covered.

My school was relatively progressive in that we were all given polystyrene penises and taught how to put a condom on - rather embarrassing when you are 14 but helpful nevertheless.

However

I once spoke to a man who had gone to a masquerade...

2006-05-25T22:11:00.000+01:00

I once spoke to a man who had gone to a masquerade with some male friends: all dressed as a women. He had felt really invaded and humiliated by all the pretend advances made on him. He was really surprised at how awful it felt to have people grab his stuffed bra, even if that's all it was, and related this to how awful it must feel for women to go through life being treated like that.