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TeensHealth.orgIn a 2005 study conducted by Harris Polling, "From Teasing to Torment," teachers reported that middle school students were 30 percent more likely to be teased about their sexual orientation than high school students. Most children are aware of their sexuality between the ages of 8 and 11. In the last year, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network has seen a "huge surge of interest" in addressing anti-LGBT bullying in middle schools.
Read more (ABC News)Unless you're an adolescent male, you have already asked yourself this question: Is there something wrong with teen girls? Specifically, are they getting too sexy? Barely a week passes without a flash bulletin blinding us with news of another prominent preadult who is in the family way or showing off her underthings.
Read more (TIME)Just about everyone knows that the legal drinking age throughout the United States is 21. But according to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, almost 80% of high school students have tried alcohol.
Read more (TeensHealth)These days, drugs can be found everywhere, and it may seem like everyone's doing them. Lots of people are tempted by the excitement or escape that drugs seem to offer.
Read more (TeensHealth)April is Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM). The theme "The Spirit and Rhythms of Jazz" highlights the social cultural history of jazz, the musical rhythms and cultures that gave birth to it, and how it influences other music. This marks the 12th anniversary of JAM, created by the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Online events and live performances are planned at the Smithsonian, and by communities in Washington D.C., every state, and some 40 countries.
The featured artist is Lionel Hampton—born in Louisville, Kentucky, raised in Chicago—a jazz musician and bandleader known for the rhythmic vitality of his playing. Best known for his work on the vibraphone, Hampton was also a skilled drummer, pianist, composer, and singer. As a member of Benny Goodman's group, he broke the jazz music color barrier and made some of his best-known recordings, soloing on such songs as "Dizzy Spells" and "Moonglow."
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