In a recent newsletter OSPI sent out they said: Welcome to OSPI's Sexual Health Education Resource Newsletter! OSPI and our partners provide free professional development to educators each year to support evidence-informed, comprehensive sexual health education that is consistent with the Healthy Youth Act. All in-person trainings are provided by master sexual health trainers and include free clock hours. We offer FLASH, KNOW, Foundations (sexual health education basics), Advanced Teacher and Welcoming Schools trainings. To request a training in your area, please contact me. So...we emailed: Laurie Dils, MSW; Sexual Health Education Program Supervisor; Learning and Teaching; … [Read more...]
Why Do We Send Our Kids to School?
January 5, 2016 / minimizetesting > > > What is the purpose of public education? Is it economic development “plain and simple”, as suggested by Florida Chamber of Commerce president Mark Wilson, in a Florida Board of Education meeting in October? or does it serve a higher purpose? Senator Jeff Clemens tried to start the discussion at a Senate Education Pre K- 12 committee meeting on 12/3/15 (you can watch here beginning at 36:15): “It goes back to the debate of why we provide an education to begin with…. There’s a reason we provide an education, and we require an education, through 12th grade and it isn’t so that kids can get a job, it’s so that they become … [Read more...]