it's been a while, but we're worldwide now.

that is, our may-november festish.

i return to you now, after too long of an absence, with a national/international story out of time magazine: why are so many female florida teachers sleeping with male students?

wouldn't we like to know?

the syndrome is being blamed on several things, such as blurred lines between teacher-student relationships, more social acceptance of practices like hugging (something tells me that sex is not one of those things that is ever going to be okay between teachers and students), and the like. but for whatever reason, it is more common in florida than anywhere else in the country.

they do have an interesting theory, which will make me up my cardigan collection as i venture into work with college students:

But why should Florida seem to be experiencing an especially high number of such cases? Are those women, and for that matter the hormonally charged boys they target, somehow egged on by the state's more sexually relaxed atmosphere, with its sultry climate and scantily clad beach culture? (California also has a high rate of teacher sexual misconduct.)

that's the reason. beaches.

so hooray for steamy days turning into steamy nights at school, and HOORAY FLORIDA!