Teaching Teachers about Sex Ed
So, kids are going to learn about sex at school. Really, kids must learn about sex at school. Enshrining comprehensive sex ed in curriculum is vital to ensuring that all young people are receiving the same societally-imperative information. Sex is ingrained in our world, as much as arts, science, math, and other school topics are. And these aren't even their children! So it is awesome to see that some educators are getting schooled in sex education techniques by sex educators.
Carry On, Sex Week!
Now, once your kids are out of high school and possibly off at college or university, your job isn't done. Parents and adult children should still have meaningful conversations about sex. However, the education part does shift to the young adult's responsibility instead. We should never stop learning about sex. And you'd think a college or university setting would be ideal for that in a social and academic sense. For the most part, many institutions of higher education do offer sex-related events to benefit both students and community. However, the University of Tennessee at Knoxville has been embroiled in a multi-year stand-off over Sex Week that has gone all the way to the state legislature. The lengths taken have been astonishing and continue on. Ridiculous.
There's an App for That
Back when the Sex Week foolishness started, these events on campuses were a great way to supplement sex education. Since that time, another great means has come out: sex ed apps! With the rise of smart phones, these apps are a great way to connect with sex information anywhere and at any time. Because of some of the ways toxic masculinity presents itself, a lot of men do not have the option of talking to their friends about sexual questions and concerns. And based on data collected from users of Juicebox, guys have a lot of questions and concerns about sex! If you think this type of interaction would be helpful for you, research different sex ed apps to find the one that's right for you!
