Summary of news report:
Parents said that what they welcome is the fact that they are getting more information about sexuality education. However, they are unaware of what was going on during those programmes in schools. There were less than one percent of parents who refused to let their child to attend such lessons. Most parents interviewed were indeed surprised that they can actually pull out their child out of the sexuality education programme. Experts said that more attention should be paid to two weak links which are the teachers and parents. These two groups are not fully equipped to pass on the right information or values to children. Parents felt uncomfortable talking about sex with their children. Therefore, they abdicate responsibility and tell them to get answers from their teachers instead.
Opinions:
I think that parents should not have pulled their children out of the sexuality programme since it is very important for children who are experiencing puberty. They would learn more about what is going on in them through the programme. Parents must have deeply misunderstood the purpose of the sexuality education. The programme is mainly to teach children how to think, feel or even to behave about the changes in them. Perhaps, parents can also attend courses to better understand about what is exactly about the sexuality education. In my own opinions, I think that parents should not have abdicated responsibility due to the fact that they feel uncomfortable discussing such things with their children. It is indeed their responsibility to do so.
In order to overcome their awkwardness and embarrassment when they were asked by their pupils about sex, teachers should have more training. The training they go through will definitely help them to be more confident when they are talking about these इस्सुएस.
In my point of view, parents and teachers must pass on the right information and values to children. Not able to do this will lead to the wrong idea for the children. (330 words)
3 comments:
Your opinions are good.
I have one question for you though,
what programmes should be organised to encourage parents to go for the talk if they are unwilling to do so? Maybe by engaging the students and the parents following? It is true that the teachers play a part too (:
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Dear Aurora,
your opinion is excellent!You should elaborate on how children trust their parents and teachers the most, so they should feel comfortable when discussing this topic with them. If parents and teachers shun away from this topic, it makes the problem worse. Now, computers have become an indispensable tool for searching information. Teenagers will be exposed to social norms of other interest group, including those with liberal values. Parents should sign their children up so that they would get the reliable information. Not only does this education helps teenage to understand their physical/mental changes or about sex, it also helps teenagers to develop healthy relationship with the opposite gender and to make responsible choices that they will not regret later in their lives. For more information, you can visit regine's blog at http://www.edu-girl.blogspot.com/ Hers is very well-written.
YeoHLin
Dear Aurora,
I couldn't agree more with you. All parties have a part to play. Last but not least, sexuality education also helps those children who are curious but are too shy to ask others. Through sexuality education, the right values, attitude and ideas are inculcated in pupils. Without this programme, children might grow up with the wrong concept or idea about this issue.
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