Our campus has a system that puts an alert up on the screen of the class computer silently, and I have TAs in the class that have phones within reach for this situation. My personal opinion is that this is SAFER for students than a bunch getting an alert text and freaking out in a huge crowd (my classes have hundreds…

Saw this film last night. One very interesting part of that scene is Rocky very clearly proclaims “NO!” to him as he is getting ready with the baster. I thought that moment showed the viewer that, despite the proclamations of the crazy guy that he’s not a rapist, this is clearly rape....and it should be clear even to…

I teach university courses and have a no electronics policy in class. No phones, tablets, phablets, laptops allowed. I’ve had this policy for over 5 years and students’ scores and my teaching evals have gone up. I’ve done the research to back up my decision, and still use a lot of tech in other ways (and students use…

First, congrats and best wishes for a healthy and happy pregnancy!

I’ll add something new because it looks like your comments were taken up in an odd way by others. I’m sorry about that.

Yes, that sounds like a lot of education compared to what many American public school students get!

Lots of body shame, public opinion that makes women think their genitals are gross, dirty, better off ignored.

You are correct! And I worked in women’s health clinics before that, so I’ve seen where miseducation leads folks. My 5th grade “The Talk” teacher was a nun brought in from the local Catholic church.... and we were a public school. WTH!??

I teach a human sexuality class with ~400 students per semester. I do a survey on how many men/women have seen a penis and scrotum IRL (not porn or movies, etc.), then do the same question about a vulva. More men AND women have seen the male genitalia in real life than the vulva. This includes vulva-having women, as…

I just started a new job in teaching, and though I have 50 students in one class, there are only about 10 women’s names. I have 6 Hanna(h)s, 5 Maddie/ys, 4 Graces, and...no joke...EIGHT variations of Kaylee/Kylie. Though I teach college I feel like a grade school teacher with “Kaylee A., Kylie S., Maddy G, etc.” I…

My 2nd grade teacher was suspended for a couple of weeks after she cornered me outside the classroom, pointed her finger in my face, and called me a “little bitch” for repeating a story (rumor) about the bus driver that an older kid had said on the bus. It turned out the bus driver was this teacher’s brother. I was 7…

Here for the Havanese thread! We adopted a rescue that was listed as a Maltipoo, but every vet who has seen him says he’s a Havanese mix, no contest. But then we feel like assholes saying he’a a Havanese because no one around here knows what that is. He seriously is the best dog ever, and I don’t want to adopt another…

People’s families usually stand on the sidelines to watch. It is usually just her friends and training partners, no mention of why there aren’t family members there, so perhaps her pet pig serves that role?

Yes, and also that most of the obstacles, especially the back-to-back-to-back really hard ones, rely on upper body strength, which most women have to work 15 times harder for and are still fighting biology. That she blew this course away and only a handful of competitors finished it at all made me squeal with…

“His family clearly supports him through his actions, and he was able to negotiate a lower sentence on his own behalf. But me? I never chose any part of this.”

Do these idiot guests forget she has a doctorate in politics from a world-renowned university? Why do they even try to pull their bullshit on her show?

As someone who bought a 3 BR 2 Bath awesome bungalow in a great neighborhood in the Midwest for under $110k... who is now living somewhere else in the Midwest, renting a 2Bed/2Bath loft apartment for $1100 a month... Owning is NOT CHEAPER. Taxes, every utility (and the city can hit you with huge increases for things…

I would say there are still many elements of this! I had a big interview a few days after getting engaged. I chose not to wear my ring because I didn’t want my relationship status to dictate how anyone treated me. I also LOVED my ring and was sure I’d fidget with it, or be too giddy to pretend I hadn’t JUST gotten…

Does anyone else feel squicked out when the athletes spend all of their post-win interview sound bite glorifying their god? I am always so amazed by the sheer physical and mental accomplishments of athletes, and in theory want them to have their moment to say whatever they want. I know folks’ religious identities are…

It was a few months ago, and thanks for the relationship advice when you don’t even know me. We have plenty of open communication, I just don’t see the need to hurt my partner’s feelings on something he did that came from a good place while we’re in the midst of 15 life changes. The proposal itself was very sweet and…