http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/alisontilley/2008/03/13/sex-school-and-why-its-all-pear-shaped/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:41:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/alisontilley/2008/03/13/sex-school-and-why-its-all-pear-shaped/comment-page-1/#comment-21343 Unsafe Schools — New report details school-based violence « The SAMGI Blog Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:50:09 +0000 http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/alisontilley/2008/03/13/sex-school-and-why-its-all-pear-shaped/#comment-21343 [...] Alison Tilley, an attorney at the Open Democracy Advice Centre, wrote in the Mail and Guardian that radio personalities have suggested hitting the children to correct their poor behavior, but she writes that a more holistic approach is necessary. You have to take women and girls seriously. You have to spend time in the classroom talking about sex, consumerism and violence, and why harassment and bullying is not OK. Bearing in mind that the teacher who leads this discussion is probably being harassed in the staff room, on the taxi on the way home and possibly even hit at home, this is a big [task]. We have to [task] it anyway. [Mail and Guardian] [...] [...] Alison Tilley, an attorney at the Open Democracy Advice Centre, wrote in the Mail and Guardian that radio personalities have suggested hitting the children to correct their poor behavior, but she writes that a more holistic approach is necessary. You have to take women and girls seriously. You have to spend time in the classroom talking about sex, consumerism and violence, and why harassment and bullying is not OK. Bearing in mind that the teacher who leads this discussion is probably being harassed in the staff room, on the taxi on the way home and possibly even hit at home, this is a big [task]. We have to [task] it anyway. [Mail and Guardian] [...]

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