Thinking About Sex in Education
November 2003
in “
Sex Education
”
TLDR The conclusion is that sex education should encourage critical thinking and be open to new scientific perspectives.
The paper "Thinking About 'Sex' in Education" from 2003 by Myra J. Hird, aimed to challenge the traditional approach to teaching sex education in tertiary institutions, which often assumed 'sex' as an unchanging biological fact. Hird attempted to move beyond this predictable teaching order by introducing new materialism in science and social science critiques of sex into a tertiary level course. The paper emphasized the importance of fostering critical thinking in education, particularly being open-minded to evidence that challenges one's own belief system.
