sex education

In 2009 a Rajya Sabha committee headed by  Mr. M. Venkaiah Naidu  (BJP, union minister at present) recommended that there should be no sex education in schools. This committee comprised of Rajya Sabha members from BJP, Congress, CPI (M), RJD, LJP and AIADMK. The committee held that the sex education  “promotes promiscuity”  and has  “the potential to  pollute the young and  impressionable minds of students by exposing them to indecent material”  and causes  “incalculable damage to our school children who are the future citizens of this country” . The committee also stated that “our country’s social  and culture ethos are such that sex education has absolutely no place in it. Basic human instincts  like food, fear, greed, coitus etc . need not be taught, rather control of these instincts should be the subject of education. But present academic system incites stimulation of instincts, which is detrimental to the society. To focus Indi...

  The first step to effective instruction is choosing the right teachers. An ideal configuration is to have male and female co-teachers modelling comfortable   rapport on all topics, but that’s not always possible. More important is that  teachers are mature, comfortable talking about sex, and supportive of the goals of the course.  Teachers should also have good classroom management skills; avoid overreacting when students giggle in early lessons; teach students to use correct vocabulary and wean them from profanity; have a sense of humour but  not allow inappropriate humour and quickly shut down teasing and ridicule; prepare thoroughly for each class but nimbly respond to unexpected questions ; be confident and authoritative, while admitting gaps in knowledge; be authentic but not share personal sexual experiences; encourage student participation but not let students overshare, and avoid using unapproved materials and guest speakers.  Answering question i...