YouthCast

From horror to epiphany, from embarrassment to enlightenment...Email your memorable Sex Ed moments to youthcast@prx.org. Due date is Teacher Appreciation Day--May 8th.

What's in it for you? Whoever sends in the best story will get to tell it in the podcast. Selected stories will also be posted here on the blog. Pseudonyms are permitted.

Remember, Sex Ed isn't confined to Health class. It happens on the internet, in the media, at home, with friends--everywhere, really. And this month, the YouthCast blog is no exception. Old school sex ed movies, borderline indecency--you'll find it right here.

(Listen to "Boredom")

music: "schroed(er)/inger" by mazarin

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One Building, Two High Schools

Starting in middle school, Jaimita Haskell was marked for the "mainstream" track. As a result, she wasn't put in the advanced classes in high school. This practice is called "tracking," and it's common in school districts across the country. Does tracking match ability with instruction level? Or is it a way of setting up only some students for success? In this story for WNYC's Radio Rookies, one student documents the challenges she faced in trying to switch tracks.

(Listen to "Tracking")

Music: "Rear Moth" by Psapp