Teacher makes her own sex educational models

Sexual education expert Yasmin Roth makes her own models of genitalia from fabrics. For her they're more suitable for teaching than the more common plastic versions. For Roth, though, sexual education should go beyond explaining the mere physics. (Michele Andina, swissinfo.ch)

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In terms of sex ed, schools do their own thing

This content was published on Jun 20, 2013 In this particular Basel suburb, it kicks off with a game resulting in giggles and some pink cheeks. Given a word on a card, each student has to define it without actually using the word. “This gives us a chance to see what terminology the students are familiar with,” explains Cécile Notter of the Basel…

Teacher makes her own sex educational models

Sexual education expert Yasmin Roth makes her own models of genitalia from fabrics. For her they're more suitable for teaching than the more common plastic versions. For Roth, though, sexual education should go beyond explaining the mere physics. (Michele Andina, swissinfo.ch)

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