An Examination of Socio-Cultural Education. Current Focus: Sexuality & Sexual Health Education
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Science and sex ed go hand in hand. Sexual Health & Sexuality Education are lessons in human biology & microbiology. This recount of the greatest minds in human history scouring the scientific process and questing for answers to the question of how exactly human life is created, is a glaring reminder of how basic this concept is, and how fortunate our young people are to have access to this information.
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My Forum for discussions on Early Childhood Sexuality Education and other sociological opportunities in mainstream elementary education.
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Detailed outlines for Sexual Health Education lesson plan content. K-12
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Abbreviated guide for parents to learn about how Sexual Health Education is implemented across the district.
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A “Did You Know” about CPS Sexual Health Education requirements, certifications, and other such bureaucratic sex ed info~~
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Amazing You! Book Review: A Parent’s Perspective With An Academic Backdrop
Amazing You!
Getting Smart About Your Private Parts
By Dr. Gail Saltz, Illustrated by Lynne Avril Cravath
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Parent’s Perspective
My Mommy Rating: 3/5
At first glance, this book is a thorough interaction about biological sexuality and the basics of reproduction. I personally appreciate the frank illustrations and general introduction to the answer behind that obvious question, “Where do babies come from??”
However, after a very brief interaction regarding the sperm/egg illustration and related verbiage in this book, some of my most liberal mom friends shut.it.down. They were off-put by the interaction between sperm & egg, however cartoony and friendly, and insisted that they would resist this “graphic” material being made accessible to their learners until at least fifth grade. Outside of the illustration and presentation of graphic ‘sperm’ & ‘egg’, though, they were good with the book. So if you’re ANTI- sperm/egg education, this book is NOT for you!!!!
I, myself, had a different issue with the presentation of reproduction in this book; an issue that we will re-experience over and over again with this subject matter….mommy + daddy + love = baby….
Outside of this being a BOLD FACED LIE, it is a pretty aggressive indoctrination of heteronormative standards that simply don’t reflect the reality of today’s family social structures…at least not in my (amazing) Chicago community! But if this type of rhetoric is what you’re into, then this book is for you!
I love the truth and frank language in this book regarding the biological experiences of gender and reproduction… “The baby will come out of the mother’s vagina, which is very, very stretchy. It stretches wide enough for the baby to come out and then goes back to the way it was before.”…JJ J
I do, however, take real issue with statements like, “Then the baby will go home to be cuddled and loved and grow into a child…just like you did.”…because this simply and quite truthfully has not been the realistic life experience of many of the learners who will be exposed to this book in the public school setting. I, for one, attended exclusive, private, religious educational institutions and cannot relate to being “cuddled” and “loved”, per se, by my parents…
Exclusivity of experience-in any sense-diminishes the relatability of the lesson, equally lessening the effectiveness of said lesson. These types of sparkles are better left un-sprinkled on this terrain, where actual hard knowledge is being disseminated, however gently ;)
This book compares and contrasts between babies, boys/girls, & men/women (Then, Now, Later). It also addresses sperm & egg connection, and gestation & birth process (moderate). This book does NOT address puberty.
Key Words
Vagina Labia Urethra Round sac
Sperm Umbilical cord Ovary Uterus
Penis Scrotum Testicle Egg
Accessibility
Accessible for Early Childhood through Early Adolescence (ages 3-15).
Key Images
“uterus” “ovary” “vagina” “labia”
“penis” “scrotum” “testicle”
“sperm” “eggs” “umbilical cord”
There is a presentation of non-white bodies in this book.
The most prominent characters in this book are white, including both on the cover.
Science vs. Values
Language perpetuates a specific perspective/value system.
“…private parts…they are special.”
“It’s perfectly natural to be curious about your private parts and to want to touch them. But this is something you should only do in a private place, like your room.”
“When a man and a woman love each other and decide that they want to have a baby…”
“Then the baby will go home to be cuddled and loved and grow into a child…just like you did.”
This book does NOT address the function of the breasts or the feeding of the infant.
This book does NOT address breasts at all, omitting all verbiage and information pertaining to breasts.
Curricula Concerns (Ponzetti Jr. 2016)
1. Sex Differences:
a. Male vs Female
YES using human examples
( Basic nude illustration (child & adult))
( Illustration of basic internal pelvic systems)
b. Child vs Adolescent/Adult
YES : “Then…Now…Later…”
2. Genital Naming: Proper biological names for genitalia are presented
YES Vagina, labia, penis, scrotum, ovary, uterus, testicle
NO Breasts
3. Good Touch/Bad Touch
YES This book tells young learners that it is, “…perfectly natural to be curious about your private parts and to want to touch them.” It instructs them to engage in this only in a private place, “…like your room.”
NO Without the addendum of who can/cannot be in that private place with you, this information does not wholly inform or, therefore, protect the learner.
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Who Has What? Book Review: A Parent’s Perspective With An Academic Backdrop
Who Has What? All About Girls’ Bodies and Boys’ Bodies
By Robie H. Harris, Illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
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Parent’s Perspective, by Tamara Drew
My Mommy Rating: 5/5!!
Out of all of the books I have explored for this age group on this topic, this book is BY FAR my favorite!
It starts out on page one introducing the information as universal and mundane right off the bat, reinforcing the fact that, “Everybody everywhere has a body!” coupled with an illustration of a mixed race family heading to the beach with their dog. It then goes on to tell the truths about how alike boys and girls really are, combatting gender stereotypes and social gender norms, and, with finesse, segues into the actual biological attributes that are the same, and into those that are different.
This book compares and contrasts between boys & girls, men & women, mommies & daddies, babies, and boy dogs and girl dogs.
Key Words
nipple, vagina, uterus, ovary, penis, scrotum, testicle, breast, breast milk
Accessibility
Language was clear & simple and communication style was consistent throughout, focused around repetition of language to effectively high light similarities and differences.
Ie: “Girls & boys have _____________.
So do men and women. And so do babies.”
This phrasing occurs multiple times throughout the text, with the insertion of various body parts that are present on all human bodies.
Accessible for Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence (ages 5-15). *My son was 4 when we introduced this book, and he handled the language with ease!
Key Images
“opening where pee comes out” “opening to the vagina”
“opening where poop comes out” “penis” “scrotum”
(x-ray) uterus, ovary, vagina (xray) penis, testicle, testicle
The illustrations in this book are fun and cartoony, and the use of thought and word bubbles add to the reinforcement of learning AND to the fun and busy nature of the illustrations in this book.
The characters in this book are white and a racially ambiguous brown. I appreciate this approach, and particularly appreciate that the kids on the cover are racially ambiguous. Out of six books that I have recently purchased, this is one of only two that featured a non-white child on the cover.
Even BETTER, a closer look at the busy illustrations will reveal a woman in a hijab, an elderly couple, a boy in a wheelchair, a woman breastfeeding, kids with dads, kids with moms, interracial couples, a boy pushing a baby doll in a stroller, all happily interacting and going about their merry lives at the beach…imagery that is as socially and culturally valuable as the information being presented in type!
Science vs. Values
This book nails this category as well, through the subtle art of omission. Where some other books for this age group discuss more sensitive topics such as sexual sensory experience and curiosity, sperm & egg interaction, good touch/bad touch, and heteronormative standards for reproduction (When a mommy & a daddy love each other, etc.), Who Has What doesn’t touch any of it, simply stating that when girls grow up and become women they can become mommies, and when boys grow up and become men they can become daddies. This book also mentions that a woman can feed a baby milk from her breasts, or breast milk or formula from a bottle; a very simple and non-partisan presentation of relevant information.
Curricula Concerns (Ponzetti Jr. 2016)
1. Sex Differences
a. Male vs Female
YES using human and canine examples
(Basic nude illustration (child) AND x-ray of interior sex organs (child & adult) )
b. Child vs Adolescent/Adult
YES Also covered in a VERY general context
2. Genital Naming: Proper biological names for genitalia are the only names presented
YES Vagina, penis, scrotum, ovaries, testicles, breasts
3. Good Touch/Bad Touch
NO Nothing regarding touching of any type, personal or interpersonal is mentioned at all.
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The sperm/egg education debate...how young is too young?? Some of my mom friends freaked out about this image...I don't get it...do you??.... (from Amazing You! by Dr. Gail Saltz)
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Drawing on an image of romantic childhood from the 18th century, society constructs a dichotomoy wherein childhood constitutes a time of purity and innocence, and sex and sexuality are considered dirty and polluting. Thus, the latter threatens the former, and the two are seemingly incommesurable.
Evidence-based Approaches to Sexuality Education. A Global Perspective. Ponzetti, Jr. 2016.
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