When will the teachers learn?
There is a strong nexus between HIV/AIDS and poverty, especially in the most poverty-stricken areas in Africa. The World Bank Blog, Ending Poverty in South Asia exploring whether HIV could have similar negative effects in the development of South Asia relates an interesting story from Sri Lanka,
Young people, one of the more vulnerable groups in society, are not getting enough (or any) education about AIDS. One Sri Lankan at the conference [ICAAP8] said his high-school biology teacher, noting that chapter 17 of the textbook was about sexuality, said that only chapters 1-16 would be on the exam. [link]
This is quite common for Sri Lankan teachers, the reasons are a combination of societal taboo about sex and their own weak understanding of sexuality. Someone should teach the teachers!
Posted on 12/19/2007, in HIV/AIDS, Kids, Opinions, Sex - Sexuality - Gender, Sri Lanka and tagged , Education, Sex, Sex Ed., Sexual Health Education, Sri Lanka, World Bank. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
Beyond Borders Sri Lanka 
Having read this I thought it was rather informative.
I appreciate you taking the time and energy to put
this informative article together. I once again find myself personally spending a
lot of time both reading and posting comments.
But so what, it was still worth it!