Education experts gave an example of the obstacles that make sex and gender issues are still taught a little, it is difficult to become an independent subject in schools.
Ms. Lan, the parent of a 3rd grader in Phu Tho, was very concerned about information about the status of middle school-age students. watching porn, especially in the context of prolonged online learning. For the first time since becoming a mother, she is particularly interested in statistics relating to sexual abuse and unwanted abortions among minors. 49% of teenagers participating in the UNICEF 2020 survey admitted to being exposed to online pornography. In Vietnam, the Family Planning Association says that every year there are about 30,000 abortions, mainly among children aged 15-19 years.
Experts point out that increasing knowledge about gender and sexuality is one of the most effective ways to prevent its negative impact on children.
Although still aware of sex education for her children in the family with instructions such as: not changing clothes in front of other people, knowing how to protect sensitive body parts…, Lan felt it was not enough. He hopes schools have a mandatory sex education program. If so, that could be a separate subject.
In schools in Vietnam today, sex education is not a separate subject but is integrated and integrated with other subjects. such as Science and Biology. The children have been familiar with body hygiene since the third grade (9 years) but it was only in the fifth grade that they were offered the first simple lesson on sex education.
Like Lan, below Posts Regarding the current situation of sex education, many readers believe that Vietnam should include sex education in schools as an official subject. like in some countries.
This desire is considered legitimate, but according to experts, there are many reasons why sex education cannot be an independent subject. Where, the biggest obstacle relates to concerns about the effectiveness of these subjects when there is no in-depth study of the dual effects of sex education; and there are no teaching methods suitable for learner psychology in East Asian societies such as Vietnam.
Master Le Minh Huan, Lecturer of Psychology, Psychological Counseling, Saigon International University, said that managers and education experts always aim to formalize sex education in schools. The preparations that had been going on for decades had not yet ended. The reason, according to Mr Huan, was partly because the consultations of psychologists, educators or specialists had not been focused or placed in the right place. On the other hand, through the survey, the majority still consider gender and sexuality issues to be sensitive stories. Many people are afraid to “draw a path for a deer to run” or feel embarrassed when they “don’t know how to properly teach children about gender.”
“This popular perception has led to low support for surveys and polls on independent teaching about sex education,” said Mr. Huan.
MSc Le Minh Huan in a sharing session on prevention of child sexual abuse for high school students. Photo: Characters provided
Association Sex education doesn’t have to be an independent subjectespecially at the elementary level, but must be combined with many other educational subjects and activities to ensure that students are fully equipped.
However, at present, very few schools incorporate this material into teaching in a systematic way, appropriate in terms of both content and volume of knowledge for each age group. Moreover, teachers are not trained and are afraid to convey to students. “That’s why sex education still faces many obstacles in the teaching and learning process in schools,” said Ms. Khanh.
A representative from the Ministry of Education and Training said the Ministry had received proposals to make sex education an independent subject such as Mathematics or Vietnamese. However, according to him, the new general education program has a comprehensive approach to this problem, although it is not taught as a separate subject. Students will learn about gender from grade 1, with knowledge integrated into subjects such as Nature and Society, Experiential Activities, and Physical Education.
“Although it is not an independent subject, sex education in this new program is mandatory. Including subjects with very clear conditions to be achieved. This method helps students approach the inheritance of knowledge, the results of which are related to many activities to get comprehensive sex education,” said the Ministry representative.
While sex education is not yet a separate subject, Experts emphasize the role of education in the family. Associate Professor Do Ngoc Khanh said that from a young age, even a few months old, parents should start teaching their children about sex by caring for and taking care of their bodies, so that they can respect themselves. Then, when children grow up, parents will teach them about hygiene and know how to wear clothes to cover their bodies. Sex education in schools will continue when children have basic knowledge of the family.
Share the same opinion, Mr. Huan believes that sex education should begin for children from the time they can speak, i.e. before the age of two. When the child is not in school, parents can teach the child where the “private area” is, the genitals; When they reach school age, they teach instructions on reproductive activities, body care, protection of sensitive areas …
With school, Mr. Huan emphasized the need to actively plan sex education for students with a clear vision for the semester or school year; At the same time, prepare a professional team, update knowledge so that it is methodical and serious, but still ensures comfort and lightness to attract students naturally.
According to him, the invitation of psychologists – educators, specialists, medical organizations to report, train and teach knowledge, skills and methods of sex education should be done regularly, often in schools in various forms.
“For students, being able to participate in skill classes, training topics, contests such as painting, newspapers, scientific research, festivals related to sex education will increase the effectiveness of sex education. Sex education in schools,” said Mr Huan.
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