Seminar Preparation #1

This week, I accomplished the following:           

• Watched and took notes on James Houston’s documentary “Let’s Talk About Sex” about the rapidly escalating STD and teen pregnancy rates in America.
• Revamped by final project to be focused on educating and empowering parents with tools for communicating to their kids about sex and drugs.
• Researched all material pertaining to youth on Seattle Public Health’s website.
• Saved notes on 2009 high school surveys on sexual activity, STD rates, pregnancy rates, illicit drug use, and driving under the influence.
• Saved notes on recent nation wide surveys highlighting requirements for sex and drug education.

The sources I consulted this week are:           

• National Center for Health Statistics. Center for Disease Control. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/
• Public Health. Seattle and King County. http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/child/yhs.aspx
• Documentary film. “Let’s Talk About Sex” by James Houston. http://www.letstalkaboutsexthefilm.com/about.html

By next week, I want to have accomplished:           

• Draft interview questions for parents and teachers.
• Schedule interviews with 2 teachers.
• Contact Kris Brust.
• Research requirements for sex and drug education at Seattle middle and high schools.

What obstacles stand in the way of progress?           

• May not have enough grasp on what information I want out of my interviews to draft questions.
• Not sure how many steps I’ll need to make to obtain research requirements for sex and drug education at Seattle middle and high schools. May get discouraged.

What steps can I take to move forward?           

• Focus on one task at a time in order to not get discouraged.
• Obtain list of public middle and high schools in Seattle and contact them directly.
• Call Kris Brust.

In this week’s seminar, I want to discuss:

• Anxiety and feelings of being overwhelmed.
• Our experiences with early sex and drug education.