FROM THE MOUTHS OF STUDENTS
 
I now know more about sex than my parents. –Junior, Bellaire H.S.
 
"If you had come to my school a year ago, I would not have had abortion last summer. –Sophomore, Austin H.S.
 
Every guy needs to understand what he’s taking from a girl when he takes her virginity. If I had, my marriage of 37 years would have been a lot different.
–62 year old cab driver
 
My parents never told me any of this stuff. I don’t think they know.
–Senior, Jones H.S.

Thanks for coming to my school and talking on the subject of abstinence. Nobody ever talks about it with teens. Everybody (my peers) thinks it’s cool not to be virgin. I don’t find the risk of having a kid that I can’t support something that is cool. It really put things into perspective for me when I thought about my girlfriend and myself. I think you might have helped our relationship. –Jacob

I knew some of this, but you explained it more clearly. I think others should hear this presentation so they will learn the precautions of having sex and getting a good life in marriage. –Joe

I really would like for you to understand how thankful that you crossed the path of my life. I knew my lifestyle and my way of executing a healthy relationship was going to have to change. But I just didn’t know how I was going to do it. I didn’t know if this sex class was going to apply to me. But it did in every way. I don’t know how many times I can say thank you. You showed me how to take my first step out. You changed my life. –Jacqueline

You made me think about sex differently. You definitely got my attention. Thank you for coming. –Rachel

Thank you very much for coming. Your presentations helped many of the students here. In my opinion most of the relationships here are about sex. But now that they’ve heard what the risks are most are thinking it over. You really made a change in many relationships. –Michelle

The reason that others should hear this presentation because it can change their lives, like it did for me. Thank you for everything. –Silvana

When I got home after the last day, I called the boy I thought I was in love with. I told him everything you said and what it meant. He was shocked, but now we decided just to be friends. Thank you for helping me see the real truth. –Laura

Your presentation can give you a whole new perspective on sex and relationships and save you from going what you might regret later. –David

I love it how you are not shy or holding stuff back. If you want to teach us about sex, then I don’t think there’s a need to hold back about it. –Latia

I never had anyone explain the value of virginity like you did. I‘ve learned so much about sex and relationships. And I especially like learning about why virgins make the best lovers in marriage. That was so cool. I will never forget you. I can’t tell you how much I thank you. You made me feel good about myself. God bless you mister. –Racquella

No one teaches kids this kind of stuff about relationships. Thank you. You have helped me so much. –Lashon

I’m not a virgin, but you showed me I can rebound and keep rebounding. Thank for everything. –Natasha

Thank you for coming and speaking to us. After you left I started thinking about what you said. Your presentation helped me considerably. It really made me think about my future sex decisions. –Peter

You’re nice and you care about the students. I can honestly say you changed my life and my choices. You keep doing what you’re doing because you can change anyone’s life. –Jessica

Thank you for coming. Those three days really got my attention. I appreciated all you taught. I especially enjoyed the part about the couple that got pregnant because that’s what happened to my dad when he was fifteen. And I know how hard it was for him. –Jose

I would recommend this presentation to other students they way you taught us about relationships and sex really helped me. –George

Thank you for coming everyone should hear this because it teaches teenagers that sex is not a game. Even though some people are not going to listen, I did and I appreciated it. –Hannah

This helped many people especially girls. –Rachel

It’s great that you have so much passion for abstinence and that you want to help us. You helped me understand why I should wait for marriage. This presentation could also help someone build up their self –esteem and respect themselves. Thank you so much. –Brandy

It was wonderful! You showed me that making dumb mistakes with sex can scar you for life. –Maria

Thank you for coming. You don’t know how much you helped me. It really opened my eyes. –Ruby

I believe every person in the world should hear your presentation so that we all could lead happy lives. I think a lot of students have changed their minds about sex. –Melissa

I hoped you keep doing this, it makes teens consider their objectives and not to take a risk on the effects of teens having sex. Thank you for coming Mr. Goss for keeping my strength and make me value my virginity. –Carolina

This teaches kids not to have sex at a young age because their lives can get ruined or they could get STD’s. –Raul

Thank you for coming and sharing all of your knowledge and wisdom with us. I learned a lot about diseases and how to avoid pregnancy. –Joshua

Thank you Mr.Goss for caring about our future. You’re a good man. I learned a lot about why I should wait for marriage. –Brenda Tellez

These three days have been awesome for you to show us how sex really is. I hope you keep going with your great presentation. –Jessica

Everything you were saying got me thinking A.I.DS. I was shocked to find out how many people have STD’s. Now I know that I prefer staying a virgin until I get married. Thank you for everything. –E. Flores

You have taught me a lot of information that I needed to know. My boyfriend also says thank you for helping us to know if we really love each other. You have made a great impact on my life. I no longer think sex is a game. Thank you. –Kim

I really felt moved by what you said. I now know the effects of premarital sex on marriage. –Larry

I thought your presentation was awesome. You taught me so much about sex and relationships and I know other people too. You keep going to all of the schools and teach kids of all ages the real fact. –Paul

Your presentation was very informing. I learned a lot about sex that I didn’t know before. I am in a relationship now and I already decided to wait until marriage and this presentation has made me more sure of my decision. –Leah

This presentation was very informing. You taught me that one stupid mistake can change your whole life forever. I didn’t just take this information and run with it. I took it and let in marinate inside my head. I will practice abstinence until I get married because it’s the best thing I can do to achieve my goals. –Ronald

You taught us things we did not know and made me think about things more before I get into them. I learned a lot for you. It was a fun week. thank you.
–Beverly

You taught us really a lot about sex. I was planning to give up my virginity but until you it’s out of the picture. I ‘m not thinking about that anymore. Well I just want to thank you again and remember you’re invited to my Christmas party. –Maralisa

I especially liked was when you told us about the diseases we could get if we do have sex with a condom. Other kids needs to know this because they don’t know what they are getting into. –Richard

I just wanted to thank you for coming to our school. You really made a lot of people think about their relationships. I think it’s great for you to go to different schools to tell them about relationships and the diseases. Thank you. –Jacqueline A.

I think adults should attend one of these presentations and see what they are getting into. Maybe they could be careful of the diseases that are going on. Well at least I know what to watch out for. Hope you can come again and teach me some more. Thanks. –Bernardo

I write this letter because I appreciate the time you spent with us. And all the things you taught us about relationships. You made us understand things I had never heard before. I appreciate that very much. –Jesu’s

If others were to ask me if they should see this presentation I would definitely say yes. You open my eyes to why it’s important to wait until marriage to have sex. Thank you so very much for helping me to save my future. Sincerely, Erica

I think others should attend this presentation so that they know the truth about sex. This will help them a lot. –John

Thanks for coming. I will do that abstinence thing. I know it going to be hard. And thanks for telling us about relationships. There will be many temptations. But since you scared the heck out of us with all those diseases I will try me best to abstain. Thanks you. –Joe V.

* You taught me a lot about things that I really didn’t pay much attention too. Like the whole ordeal about condoms and how they may not stop STD’s even if used properly. I would like to thank you for that. So thank you Mr. Goss for teaching me things I needed to know. –Raymond

I’d like to thank you for all these valuable lessons you were able to teach me. A lot of points you brought up really stayed in y mind and those thoughts never came across my mind until you brought them up. Right now I am putting to use those things I have learned in my relationship. So thank you for helping me understand about love and sex and how they should not be taken lightly. I have more value to them now. –Hasan

It was very informative and made me think more about my future. I can now make better decisions. –Jarold

You sounded like you cared and was very informative. And you really made it stick for me with you illustrations. –Laramie

It was good for you to come. He taught us a valuable lesson on mental, physical and emotional consequences of sex. My father told me that premarital sex gets you into trouble and I believed him. Now I have very learned very good reasons why. I have few buddies in JROTC that could have learned a lot from Mr. Goss. I solemnly swear to remain abstinent until the day of my wedding. Thank you Mr. Goss for coming here and teaching us these valuable lessons. –James P.

I thank you very much. I appreciate you telling us the truth and clearing up some things that mislead teenagers to do the wrong thing. Other people need to hear your presentation and spread your knowledge to other people that don’t know the truth yet. –Jimmy S.

I would personally like to thank you for coming. This is a very good presentation and I wish all the people at our school could have seen your presentation. I think others should hear it because it’s very educational and informative on the topic of sex. We need to be aware of STD’s and consequences for premarital sex. –Jes’us P.

These four days were very interesting learning about relationships, love and sex. You are very good speaker and taught me a lot of things that I didn’t know. Which I’m grateful for. –Beverly

This presentation was very good. It taught me some information about sex. I learned that couples that live together before marriage have a higher chance of getting divorced. I also learned a lot advantages of waiting to have sex until you get married. I also learned the fundamental elements that help make up the relationship. –Hugh

I learned a lot of new things from this session. It was very informative and well prepared. It made me think differently about that I have never thought would affect my life so deeply. Some of the information was shocking and horrifying. I learned that premarital sex can leave you with a lot regrets and unhappiness. I learned that condoms are not 100% safe and being a virgin is nothing to be ashamed of. –Hannah

This presentation helped me think twice about having sex before I get married. It was good for you to come to our school to teach teens what’s real love and the best sex. I learned quite a bit about things I need to watch out for before I have sex. He told us different kids of diseases you can get from having sex. This presentation helped me learn a lot of things. –Shawn

During the four days of lecture, I learned that being a virgin is okay. I never knew that being a virgin has so many advantages. I also learned that sex is very powerful and can cause you to mistake love for sex. Having sex before marriage and trust will lead to many consequences that may change lives dramatically. I really appreciated the information. –Bayliss

I really enjoyed the presentation. It made me look at sex in a much different way. The pictures were a little bit gross. –Jason