Author: Karen Schantz

Hi folks! Just a quick note to let you know there will not be a meeting of the reading club on Friday 5/1 or Friday, May 8. Find all this week’s events on the SRAE Training Calendar.

~ Karen

We’re switching it up this week and have a documentary as well as an article for discussion:

• Let’s Talk About Sex, This 2009 film reveals U.S. attitudes toward adolescent sexuality and the price paid by young people for our unwillingness to talk honestly about sex.

• Sex, Love, and Autonomy in the Teenage Sleepover (PDF). This article by Amy Schalet compares U.S. and Dutch parents’ attitudes toward adolescent sexuality.

We have a lot to talk about! Remember to register for the meeting.

~ Karen

Our first reading club meeting was a big hit! Though Jutta may have broken out into a bit of a sweat trying to put everyone in and out of small groups, it was great to actually lay eyes on so many people and hear your voices and your insights. Don’t forget to register for this week’s meeting and save some time for the readings:

1. From Public Seminar: The Performance of Transgender Inclusion

2. From Teaching Tolerance: Being There for Nonbinary Youth

Hope to see everyone there!

Do you have suggestions for SRAE/CAPP/PREP reading club selections on adolescent development, adolescent sexual health, or positive youth development? Put them in the comments, and be sure to include a link!

~ Karen

For our first reading club discussion (which will be April 10 at 11:00), we’re taking a suggestion raised at a provider learning collaborative meeting:

Peggy Orenstein: The Miseducation of the American Boy
In this Atlantic article, Orenstein — who interviewed over 100 boys and young men for her new book — considers why we need to give boys new and better models of masculinity.

If you want to go deeper… (optional)

• Peggy Orenstein on Fresh Air
  35-minute interview from January 2020

• Andrew Smiler: Challenging Casanova: Moving beyond the notion that “boys just want sex”
  A Research fACTs and Findings article (PDF). Smiler’s work is mentioned in our reading for this week.

• About Boys
  ACT for Youth web page with additional resources

Happy reading! Don’t forget to register for the discussion!