A Revision of the Abstinence-Only Sex Education Curriculum for Middle and High School Students in Texas
In order for all middle and high school students in Texas to receive the same instruction of the newly revised sex education curriculum, the curriculum will become mandatory for all, starting in 2011 with the newly incoming sixth graders and will continue to be required curriculum throughout their senior year of high school. This way, if students move or transfer to another school within Texas’ school system, they will remain on the same curriculum track as their peers and not miss any lessons. By building upon each lesson and providing repetitive information in the next course, this will enhance the learning experience of the students. Final grades of the students will be used as the course evaluation and will be indicative of their learning. Summer school will be available for all students that fail the course.
6th grade
1st semester- Biology 1 course
2nd semester-Biology 2 course
7th grade
1st semester- Why Choose Abstinence? Course
2nd semester- High Risk Behaviors and the Consequences Course (this course will include information on both viral and bacterial sexually transmitted infections)
8th grade
1st semester – Anatomy 1 course (human body introduction)
2nd semester- Anatomy 2 course
9th grade
1st semester – Teenage Parenting Course (Parenting skills will be tested)
2ns semester – Contraceptives and the Benefits Course
10th grade
1st semester – Physiology 1 course (Info on how the body works)
2nd semester- Physiology 2 course
11th grade
1st semester- Understanding Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Persons and Their Relationships
2nd semester- Dating Violence and Learning to Say NO
12th grade
1st semester- Abstinence vs. Comprehensive Sex Ed
2nd semester- Comprehensive Course of all Sex Education Curriculum
Describe the experience of creating your diagram. This curriculum diagramming took more thought than I would ever expect. I thought it would be quick and easy. But once I got started, I found that there were many times that I redesigned and continued to rearrange courses as I saw fit. I guess this is really how it works. No one curriculum for any area of study will ever be perfect; there is always constant change.
How could diagramming serve as a resource in your course/curriculum development process? It allows you to visualize the course content and the sequence that has been chosen and makes it easier to make changes and plug in new items where needed.
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It took me a long time to figure out how to post the diagram as well. Thanks to my fiancee, I was able to make certain sections of the diagram into a jpeg format and then post it as a picture. I think there's also a way to make a word document into an htm document and post it as a link but i'm not positive about that one.
ReplyDeleteHi DeAundre. I liked your post. You did a great job of developing a comprehensive course curriculum. I'm curious...Is gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons and their relationships discussed in any format in current health education with any of these grade levels. When I was in school this was never an area that was addressed. I was curious if this has changed.
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ReplyDeleteI am doing a similar course on sexual education. I love the fact that this would streamline the course across Texas. I was wondering if there is enough material on these topics to last a whole semester? Also, have you thought about adding Family Life to the curriculum? Family life seems to have such and impact on teenagers.
Thanks for sharing!
No it is not part of the curriculum today. I believe that it is not our place to judge anyone or ridicule them just because of their sexual orientation, so that's why I've included it in my revised curriculum. Maybe if kids were to receive more information and education about the differences in people and their sexual orientations, then maybe the teasing and taunting will end.
ReplyDeleteShana,
ReplyDeleteFamily life would be part of the Teenage parenting course. As with all of my courses, each course will provide linking information to all of the courses. The set up of the course will be to provide open discussions about all subject matters which will hopefully tie together.