Ep. 123: The Scoop on Relationship & Sex Education at Home & Abroad
EQ: What is the importance of Sex Education in both the US and abroad, and how can you ensure equity for all students in the curriculum delivered?
Guest: Emily Zien, a health and physical education teacher. Please check out her website for more information.
In our third episode centering international schools, we chat with Emily about her work as a relationships and sexual education educator. We begin by learning about the present landscape, comparing what this work looks like in the United States and in the International School scene. We also discuss the role of DEIJ in shaping these conversations, how we can ensure equity in the curriculum and how child “safe guarding” is a growing field that opens the door for revamping school policies.
Do you Fudging HW:
Megan: Look into what you can do for the new policies Greg Abbott is doing in Texas.
Emily: Protecting children by developing an effective sex and relationship (SRE) program in international schools; Book Bans and Controversy in the Classroom? Sex Ed Teachers Have Been Here Before
Hope: Change our language to be more inclusive and representative of the shifts in this field—use relationships and sex education.