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Well, let's just say when we sat down to watch "The Education of Shelby Knox" we were surprised a lot by the world it took place in: Lubbock, Texas, with sky-high teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection rates, and an abstinence-only sex ed policy.
One scene which stunned us in particular was early in the movie, a church-sponsored ceremony the young protagonist participates in, making an abstinence only pledge under the direction of her Baptist pastor, who also does the "sex ed" presentations for the public schools.
By the time the movie's over, Shelby has made a stand against this pastor and his abstinence-only education embraced by the local school board.
Our show hosts, Amanda, Laquoia, and Greg, got a chance to ask her about this transformation, sitting in the projection area of the theater where her movie had a special screening. Here are some choice cuts of this talk.
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Well, let's just say when we sat down to watch "The Education of Shelby Knox" we were surprised a lot by the world it took place in: Lubbock, Texas, with sky-high teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection rates, and an abstinence-only sex ed policy. One scene which stunned us in particular was early in the movie, a church-sponsored ceremony the young protagonist participates in, making an abstinence only pledge under the direction of her Baptist pastor, who also does the "sex ed" presentations for the public schools. By the time the movie's over, Shelby has made a stand against this pastor and his abstinence-only education embraced by the local school board. Our show hosts, Amanda, Laquoia, and Greg, got a chance to ask her about this transformation, sitting in the projection area of the theater where her movie had a special screening. Here are some choice cuts of this talk.
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Review of The Conversation with Shelby Knox
It?s hard to talk about sex. Especially when you have only been taught that it is morally wrong to have until marriage and you have grown up in a society where having a dialogue about it is somewhat taboo. Shelby Knox, the subject of an independent film about what public schools sex education is really like, is someone who is not afraid to cause controversy. The interview between Knox and KRBC Voices of Youth producers is incredibly honest and comfortable. The questions asked provoke stunning replies from Knox, although the delivery on some of the questions is a little slow. Their questions imply having similar experiences as Knox in the area of public schools sex education, however, because this is just raw tape of the interview, it is only alluded to. Some narration with background information on Shelby Knox, as well as anecdotes about the interviewers? own experiences with sex ed in schools would help this piece be more listenable. Completed, this piece would contribute greatly to the sex education reform that is extremely important to the youth of today.