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Striking harmony between the traditional cultural values and the need of the hour regarding comprehensive sexual and reproductive health education is proving to be a tough task for the teachers at the government schools, who have to overcome their own inhibitions before talking to the students. An assessment spanning over a year, was done by a Delhi-based organisation MAMTA, of the teachers' participation and delivering comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) through Adolescent Education Programme in as many as 10 government schools in the district. At present, the organisation is running the CSE programme in four states including Haryana, Karnataka, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
"Some times we fell short of words to explain how a condom can be useful in preventing teenage pregnancy to the young boys and girls in the school especially when their parents are also not convinced that is it right to talk about it? But after attending the training sessions, we have become much more comfortable in dealing with these subjects that are undoubtedly very crucial for our young generation to understand and talk about especially when they are going through a transition," said Chandramani Verma, a teacher at the government school at Badagaon.
Also it is tough for the students, especially those from the rural areas, to shed their inhibition and open up to their teachers to talk about issues related to their self-image and other problems, including problems related to sexual behaviour. "After so many discussions held by our teacher, now I feel free and can anytime seek advise on issues that I can't talk about in my family," said Amrita (name changed), a class IX student of the Krishak Balika Mahavidyalaya Todarpur, Raja Talab.
To deal with the opposition raised by the parents of students and village community members in rural areas Parents-teachers Association Committee are formed that also have village pradhan.
The Adolescence Education Programme (AEP) is an initiative of the HRD ministry for imparting authentic knowledge to learners about Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health (ARSH) concerns, inculcating positive attitude and developing appropriate life skills for responsible behavior are also the objectives of AEP.
In pursuance of the National Curriculum Framework, 2005, NCERT is the coordinating agency of AEP which is being implemented apart from the NCERT itself by the Council of Boards of School Education (COBSE), National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) and Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS).
As per the deputy secretary, Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UP Board), UP Mishra, very soon the board will also inculcate the AEP in its curriculum from class 9th onwards.
According to Murari Gupta, the regional manager, MAMTA, the main aim of the CSE through AEP is to make the adolescents to understand the importance of talking about their doubts first with the teachers and then with doctors on the issues that need medical advise like prevention of teenage pregnancy, AIDS and other issues related to self-image.
Since 2005, the provision has been made under the NRHM to open ARSH clinics at the government health centres where the doctors and counsellors will be able to provide medical help along with the guidance.
Additional chief medical officer RP Tiwari, eradicating the taboos attached with sexuality and related issues is important for us, first and foremost as a family and then as educators and doctors. "We have to accept the fact that no matter how much restrictions you put on a young boy or girls, the sexuality will play a role in their lives. So instead of suppressing the issue and closing our eyes is definitely not going to help. The sooner we start in this direction, the better," said the doctor.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-31/varanasi/45738623_1_govt-school-teachers-school-education-aep
"Some times we fell short of words to explain how a condom can be useful in preventing teenage pregnancy to the young boys and girls in the school especially when their parents are also not convinced that is it right to talk about it? But after attending the training sessions, we have become much more comfortable in dealing with these subjects that are undoubtedly very crucial for our young generation to understand and talk about especially when they are going through a transition," said Chandramani Verma, a teacher at the government school at Badagaon.
Also it is tough for the students, especially those from the rural areas, to shed their inhibition and open up to their teachers to talk about issues related to their self-image and other problems, including problems related to sexual behaviour. "After so many discussions held by our teacher, now I feel free and can anytime seek advise on issues that I can't talk about in my family," said Amrita (name changed), a class IX student of the Krishak Balika Mahavidyalaya Todarpur, Raja Talab.
To deal with the opposition raised by the parents of students and village community members in rural areas Parents-teachers Association Committee are formed that also have village pradhan.
The Adolescence Education Programme (AEP) is an initiative of the HRD ministry for imparting authentic knowledge to learners about Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health (ARSH) concerns, inculcating positive attitude and developing appropriate life skills for responsible behavior are also the objectives of AEP.
In pursuance of the National Curriculum Framework, 2005, NCERT is the coordinating agency of AEP which is being implemented apart from the NCERT itself by the Council of Boards of School Education (COBSE), National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) and Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS).
As per the deputy secretary, Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UP Board), UP Mishra, very soon the board will also inculcate the AEP in its curriculum from class 9th onwards.
According to Murari Gupta, the regional manager, MAMTA, the main aim of the CSE through AEP is to make the adolescents to understand the importance of talking about their doubts first with the teachers and then with doctors on the issues that need medical advise like prevention of teenage pregnancy, AIDS and other issues related to self-image.
Since 2005, the provision has been made under the NRHM to open ARSH clinics at the government health centres where the doctors and counsellors will be able to provide medical help along with the guidance.
Additional chief medical officer RP Tiwari, eradicating the taboos attached with sexuality and related issues is important for us, first and foremost as a family and then as educators and doctors. "We have to accept the fact that no matter how much restrictions you put on a young boy or girls, the sexuality will play a role in their lives. So instead of suppressing the issue and closing our eyes is definitely not going to help. The sooner we start in this direction, the better," said the doctor.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-31/varanasi/45738623_1_govt-school-teachers-school-education-aep
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