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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
the best sex curriculum out there.,
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This review is from: Good Sex 2.0 Curriculum Kit: A Whole-Person Approach to Teenage Sexuality and God (Hardcover)
Finally a sex curriculum I can trust. Rather than simply saying what to do and what not to do, Powell and Clark have created a holistic approach to teaching teenage sexuality in a church context. Let me preface this review by saying I almost never buy youth curriculum. I find it to be to trite for the kids I work with. Canned curriculums tend to try to force your youth ministry into that of the writer's. This approach is not effective,and I have tried talks from all sorts of publishers. I had all but given up on prepared curiculum (especially from youthspecialties, who I greatly admire for their philosophical books). Every year, we have a series of "sex talks" in our youth ministry. Previously, I have been in charge of creating the curriculum we would do. Not to boast, but I considered my teachings to be very well organized. That was, until I found this resource. Good Sex hits all the major topics of sexuality, stays faithful to the Bible, is very approachable to teens, has excellent visual aids, is up to date with the most current research, has a plethora of options to choose from (as any great curriculum should). This book does not simply spout off easy answers, but draws in teenagers to find out for themselves why our sexuality is a major aspect of our spirituality. While the curriculum is hard to navigate (the book has so many options to choose from it is difficult to see the train of thought), it suffers from having too much easily accessible information, rather than being poorly written (including transcripts, handouts, online resources, and additional ideas for each week). After the first week, it is easy enough to get the hang of. The options are nearly endless. There are suitable options to choose from the four main sections of any given lesson for any age group (from jr hi to hi). Feel like the suggested activity is too risque for your conservative gorup of kids? look at the chapter appendix and see the other options. Want to include other adults? do the same. Is your group too small for this to work? look at the appendix. Too imature? ditto. Too mature? ditto. Too experienced (doubtful)? ditto. Ultimately, this has all the marks of a great youth curriculum. Relevance, faithfulness to Scripture, accessibility for leaders, visual aids, great discussions, honesty, transparency, informed with scholarship, ability to be changed, etc. If you are doing a youth talk on sexuality, PICK THIS ONE UP TODAY!!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Adds to the Confusion,
This review is from: Good Sex 2.0 Curriculum Kit: A Whole-Person Approach to Teenage Sexuality and God (Hardcover)
This curriculum ironically adds to the confusion on "hot" topics such as homosexuality and one's own sexual identity. It fails to bring any real conclusion on the matter because of a fear of offending churches with different view points on homosexuality. I wish it would have taken a stance one way or the other, but to offer "good" points from both sides really doesn't help teens at all. The videos and discussion lean more toward the being born this way mentality rather than one's environmental upbringing. Which is also odd considering some parts of the video introduce the name calling and such...which is bad and contributes to one conforming to that identity. Silly honestly.
The layout is confusing. Trust me. I go through quite a bit of curriculum on a weekly basis...it's easy to get lost. I would never pass this along to our adult leader team for small group discussion. Honestly, the videos are some of the worse videos I've ever seen. They are long and awkward. One person sitting in front of a camera reading. And at some points there are "actors" trying to act...And it's so long it loses it's emotional pull. If you want good "sex" curriculum that offers a great biblical and relevant approach, get Doug Fields/bluefish TV the Truth about Sex series. The videos are better, theology more grounded, and more attractive to teenagers. The discussion questions that Truth about Sex offers are amazing. The Good Sex 2.0 might be the most disappointing purchase I've made in a long time.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Some Good with Lots of Problems,
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This review is from: Good Sex 2.0 Curriculum Kit: A Whole-Person Approach to Teenage Sexuality and God (Hardcover)
The book has some good questions and activities and I liked the fact that had they provided different options within each lesson.
The videos were boring (even for an adult), low quality and poor in style. The videos spoke about some sexual things that should only be mentioned in a single sex environment, and unfortunately right after the stuff only for boys the stuff only for girls follows. Some of those sexual details are not even covered so I'm not even sure why they were mentioned at all. Finally, curriculum covered some stuff a very small percentage of teens deal with while leaving out stuff nearly all teenagers deal with. I'm not a huge fan, but the Truth about Sex by Doug Fields/Bluefishtv is much better.
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