Sex Ed, Wednesday, Period 2, Class #3

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Once everyone was seated, Edward addressed the class. "I know that some questions you have may be difficult to ask in person. For that reason, we now have a question box." He gestured at a wooden suggestion box sitting on a side table. "If you have a question, drop it in there and I will address it during the next class. And no, you do not have to sign your name. Also, Chuck, I'd like to talk to you after class."

"Today we are discussing Gender, Identity and Sexuality," Edward said. "We will be spending the majority of this semester learning about healthy behavior, but it is important we discuss abnormalities so you can recognize them when you see them." He discussed sex chromosomal abnormalities and then launched into a lecture about homosexuality, including what causes it and ways it can be cured. He also explained how dangerous homosexuality can be, and how friends and loved ones must be encouraged to choose heterosexuality for their own safety.

"For today's discussion, let's talk about choice. Write down at least three things that you choose to be and at least three things that you are and cannot be changed. Then share these with your group. Do you agree with everyone's list?"

"For example, Kevin has blond hair. Would you say that Kevin is blond or that he chooses to be blond?"


Group 1
Gwen Cooper
Angela Montenegro
Molly Carpenter
Triela

Group 2
Meg Powers
Amber Atkins
Joan Girardi
Toshiko Sato

Group 3
Warren Peace
Marco
Kevin Archer
Toby Moraitis

Group 4
Jenny Sparks
Claire Fisher
Cal Stephanides
Temari

Group 5
Blair Waldorf
Kaylee Frye
Chuck Bass
Eric van der Woodsen

[OOC rules. Please wait for OCD. Go to!]

Comments

Group Work

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Group work!

Group 1

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Gwen Cooper
Angela Montenegro
Molly Carpenter
Triela

Re: Group 1

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"Well, I guess that makes last week's loophole a big no-no to him," Angela remarked. She'd get to the group work, you know, eventually.

Re: Group 1

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"I'm beginning to think that the school doesn't actually bother checking to see if their sex-ed teachers are competent, myself," Gwen replied in a dry undertone. "Think his head would explode if you presented him with a bisexual?"

Group 2

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Meg Powers
Amber Atkins
Joan Girardi
Toshiko Sato

Re: Group 2

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Joan was still dumbfounded when she joined her group.

Re: Group 2

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"Hey," Amber said as she joined her group.

Re: Group 2

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Meg was still pretty outraged. "Of all the close-minded, stupid ideas. I knew he was some sort of fundy but this is ridiculous!"

Re: Group 2

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"Yeah, I was totally shocked," Joan agreed.

Re: Group 2

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Tosh looked around at the group. "I am still unsure as to how I ended up in this class."

Re: Group 2

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"My mother picked my classes," Joan said. "Of course, I think if she knew how closed-minded the teacher was, she might not have."

Group 3

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Warren Peace
Marco
Kevin Archer
Toby Moraitis

Re: Group 3

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"My hair is totally natural," he announced to the group as he crossed his arms.

"This guy's a complete tool," he added, glaring at Edward.

Re: Group 3

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"Uh huh." Marco said, agreeing with something. It was hard to tell, he was back to using his hands as a pillow.

Re: Group 3

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Toby was infatuated with Kevin's hair. "Dude, your hair is way hot." He was off task and missing something critical.

Re: Group 3

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Warren didn't want to play this game any more than the rest of his group, apparently.

Still and all, that didn't stop him from writing down one or two things that he was and one or two things that he chose to be, at least.

He was his father's son, certainly. And he was a teenager, and a boy who could light on fire. But he chose to be antisocial, chose to work in a restaurant, and he chose to dress as such, as well.

Good luck prying the list from his hand, though. He was going to glare at the members of his group. Crankily.

[Slow-to-a-haltplay warning for the sake of being employed!]

Group 4

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Jenny Sparks
Claire Fisher
Cal Stephanides
Temari

Re: Group 4

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Claire was huffy as she took her seat. "Okay, so my brother is gay," she announced. "And our teacher is a fucking idiot."

Re: Group 4

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Temari glanced over toward him for a moment. "I thought we figured that out in the first class."

Re: Group 4

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"That's nice about your brother," Jenny said. "I'm bisexual, since we're sharing, but I couldn't agree more with your assessment of our teacher."

Re: Group 4

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Cal stared at his paper as if it was about to stab him. Make a list of what you choose to be and what you can't choose to be, and here he was, sitting there in a class of people who would probably, without even thinking, jot down male or female as something they just were.

He suddenly, out of a bout of frustration and trying to keep himself seeming more angry than simply about to cry like a girl, he reached out and grabbed the paper crumpled it up, and threw it. It went about a foot before dropping to the floor from the pathetic lob and Cal declared, "This assignment is stupid."

...And then got out another sheet of paper. Greek. He wrote down Greek. That was something he didn't choose to be. He could also put down a product of incest that lead him into complications with ever being comfortable with his sexuality, too, but he didn't.

Skinny, he couldn't help that one, either, even when he tried.

"Stupid."

No, that wasn't his next item.

Re: Group 4

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"Not a fan of the teacher, Sparkles?" Temari asked, watching his dramatics out of the corner of her eye.

Group 5

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Blair Waldorf
Kaylee Frye
Chuck Bass
Eric van der Woodsen

Re: Group 5

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"Well this should be fun," Chuck said happily as he looked at his group members. What? It would be fun.

Re: Group 5

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While the other three had their discussion, Eric sat off to the side and... didn't talk. At all. He was rather heavily thinking about the class, and the lecture.

It's not that he believed what Professor Cullen was saying. It really wasn't. It's just that hearing it -- and not for the first time -- hit rather hard. So he was silent, there, and chose -- hah -- to not participate in class. Unless one of the group members wants to ping him.