Blog Post #3
While reviewing the outline for Assignment #1, I decided to take a look at the topic of sexual health curriculum. I came across a book titled Sexual Health Education in Schools Across Canada (2013) which discusses the viewpoints of what should or should not be included in the curriculum. This peaked my interest right away as I have always been interested in how and what gets added or taken away from this curriculum. Sex education has always been a controversial topic in schools; furthermore, it is a controversial topic in society.
In addition, the book discusses how schools are a critical environment for health promotion. The research goes to show that sexual health education in schools is effective in relaying information to students. Some other main topics given in the book are that a majority of parents want sex education to be taught in schools, sex education does not increase sexual intercourse, and how students want up to date sexual health information.
Going forward in my research for assignment #1 I hope to concentrate my articles on the importance of sexual health education and what should or should not be in the curriculum. I also want to try to keep the information from Saskatchewan or Canada to be able to form relationships between authors. In conclusion, this topic is important for my next steps as a future health educator to be able to see the possibilities sexual health education could go in the future.
Ontario Physical Health Education Association, I., & Canadian Electronic Library, D. (2013). Sexual health education in schools across Canada : Ontario students deserve a current, research-based curriculum that meets their needs in today’s complex and ever-changing world (DesLibris. Documents collection).
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This is actually what I chose as a topic as well! I think it is super important to bring sex education into the classroom. I love that you brought in what the parent’s views on sex education is. I know during my research I learned a lot about inclusion and using different anatomy language that will help include transgender and non-binary students. So I think including some of that in your paper would be awesome! I really like that you are looking into the future of your education and what you want to include!
I think this is a really interesting topic and it sounds like you have some really good things to go off of for it. It does seem to be an important topic to bring up, especially when the clarity of whether teachers should teach it and where the responsibility of the topic really lands. I think it would also interesting to see a counter perspective if you can find one on the educational philosophical standpoint of promoting and teaching celibacy over sexual education and seeing the different arguments between them. I think if you can find an article about that then it would be an interesting counter argument to compare and contrast between.