The document discusses two debate forums. The first forum asks participants to debate questions around comprehensive sexuality education, including at what age it should begin in public schools, whether public education is an appropriate way to teach sexuality, and what the curriculum should include or exclude. The second forum asks participants to imagine receiving an email from a family called the Richards describing how their lives have changed since losing their job and one son being hospitalized, including impacts to employment, finances, mental health, medical issues, family responses, relationships in the family, children's education, violence and substance use, and leisure time.

1. Forum 1: Debate on Comprehensive Sexuality Education
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United
States
(http://www.siecus.org/) (SIECUS) recommends a
comprehensive approach to sexuality Education. Read the
article
Pop Culture Sex Ed: What Media Teaches Us About Sexual
Health
(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deb-levine/sex-
ed_b_859192.html), and reflect on the questions, “At what age
should sexuality Education begin in a public school setting? Is
public or community Education an appropriate manner to teach
sexuality? What should the curriculum include or exclude?
Who should be responsible for developing and approving the
curriculum?" Respectfully debate these questions with your
peers.
Forum 2: Email from the Richards
Imagine that you visited this family, the Richards, last year.
You had a great time eating out, shopping, and going to the
movies with them. You recently heard that Mr. Richards lost
his job as an automotive executive a few months after your
visit, and their younger son, Jonah, has been hospitalized
several times for a series of unexplained seizures. The family is
struggling in many ways. Mrs. Richards sent you a long email
describing how the family has changed since you saw them last.
What does the email say?
Be sure to mention employment, finances, mental health issues,
medical concerns, extended family response to the family’s
struggles, relations between Mr. and Mrs. Richards, the kids’
academic progress, family violence and substance use, and use
of leisure time. You can invent the details, but make sure your
assumptions are based on family research found in the book or
from other reputable sources.

2. Forum Grading Rubric
Possible points
Student points
Met initial post deadline (Wednesday)
10
Initial post is substantive
10
Initial post is at least 250 words& includes more than one
paragraph
10
Initial post employs at least one citation
10