education

Sex-ed is a little different in each school. Every state has its own laws about how sex ought to be taught. Then there are private schools, which have completely free rein to teach whatever the f*ck they want. Should they have that authority? It's not my place to decide. But all of the people I know who got an abstinence-only sex-ed experience tend to have the craziest theories that they eventually have to unlearn, and sometimes it can be quite funny. 

Believe it or not, not all sex ed's are created equal. Some school districts have their teachers skim over all the juicy stuff and preach abstinence, while others will force their poor teachers to get into all the nitty-gritty details and answer each and every question. I remain slightly scarred from my sex-ed course since we were forced to watch a 35-minute slide show of every kind of STI, on every kind of genital, oh and right after our lunch period.

We all know children learn by copying/following the adults around them. So, when we display bad/toxic behavior in front of our children, it slowly starts developing in them too. But, there's something many of us do that goes unnoticed—nurturing sexism in young boys. For example, by telling their sons that certain things are exclusively for "girls" and doing them would also make them "girly." To address this topic better, artist Damian Alexander used his artistic illustrations to explain how adults encourage sexism in young boys through every day small talk. For more, check out his Instagram page as well as his home page.

Do you know the difference?

All around the world schools are reinventing education. Via: CNN

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