Over the last few weeks, the state government of Karnataka, Maharashtra and Delhi are having facing a stiff opposition from religious group of introducing sex education in the school syllabi.
In order to introduce such subjects in the school, the educational department had resorted to meeting religious peer head in the state. And after discussion with them, decide to implement the course in the school. Well pragmatically looking its fine to discuss such issues with religious head, but what would have been more appropriate would be discussion with parents on a large scale.
But on the contrary they faced stiff opposition from saffron and Islamic groups, voicing theirs concern that this will lead to deterioration of moral values in the society. The need of the day is to make just not adult, but also youth realize the implication of sex problems, that has resulted in India being second in the world having HIV positive patients.
Issue that has to be discussed is not that whet er this education should be implemented in the curriculum. May be people opposing think, this will be implemented in very early class. But when we are taught basic reproduction in mammals in our 9th class, there seems to be no opposition to this. So why not have the sex education implicit part of our biology textbook chapters.
It's important to be clear what exactly going to define sex education. This will surely have nothing to do with love making, but maybe safe methods to approach them. Reasons for spread of sexually transmitted diseases and misconception about there spread.
I personally against the view that use of contraceptives for safe sex is advisable, but we forget this is like giving passport doing all hanky-panky and still get away. Nevertheless sex is an integral part of human survival, and has to be handled carefully. Well this shouldn't be viewed with moral vision, but rational look that humans can be emotionally carried away and indulge in unhealthy sex, which can lead to disastrous consequence. Cons of such action should be made aware of in such curriculum.
All sexual information that all have gathered is usually from there peer, so there is always scope of wrong ideas being circulated. Only if we are taught from a authoritative sources, not only we get rid of shyness in knowing them, but also learning the right notes.
So finally I hope that that the fundamentalist quickly cool down their ire and think sensibly, that there is not going to be moral degradation when you are being taught about sexuality in life, under scientific light.
"Modesty is never hurt through scientific approach."
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5 comments:
Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a confession of the deficiency it indicates.
Primarily, the belief you spread for the sex-ed is incomplete. More than advising teens [ignorant grown-ups and kids too] to use condoms, it highlights the ill-effects of promiscuity and prepares them emotionally for this new healthy [ad]venture.
Further you express a doubt over the age when a child should be equipped with this knowledge; I must educate you that average age for Indian kids to attain puberty is 11 yrs... so you can do the math for what class sex-ed should be put in curricula !
And also I must say that it's surely a school's responsibility to train the child, as parents have been long proven inefficient in the same (generation gap, shyness in talkin to early matured kid, etc). So there's no question of consulting them for the same.
Also unlike you, I don't think it's science. Rather, it's technology. It's already generation next... and SEX is no more taboo rather it's IN. So better equip the new generation with the contraceptive gadget to keep them safe and healthy. But let's also help the sex-ed improve the age ol' virtues.
Let me tell you... Modesty antedates clothes... It died when clothes were born.
jasmeet, who can talk about such matters better than one's own parents?
if one is taught reproductive systems in school, why not sex-ed?
well both the reader share 1 point in common, that the knowledge has to be disseminated. This is view point of most of the educated youth even I have confronted recently.
There is only 1 aspect which has to be dealt with little more care, ie Psychological while discussing such matter with students.
Well how about having it seprately for boys and girls in that case.
Though matter of scrutiny, its right time we implement the change in the syllabi.
The problem with inidan is that they dont want to look for better side..they always resist change in whatever forms it come..But when it comes to sex education, we have to change from the roots of the society..family is what the first school of anybody, and we have to implement the idea from there only..
Till date, there's a big gap of communication between parent and a child.
and second thing is that our so called saffron color politician.. i cant able to understand them,what they actually want to prove or convey to the society...
Manohar,
Came across your blog while surfing..
It feels very funny to hear the agruements that introducing sex education will bring down the morality of society !
In this age where the great Indian movies, the TV & what-nots have already giving morality a blow,how does giving some facts-knowledge to the kids will harm?
Also these days, everybody has access to any information in the world just at a click away,isn't it good to give a education which will help them to decide what is moral or not moral.
Think sensible is the term
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