Thursday, May 7, 2009

Alternative lifestyle and hate tags

In light of the AWARE saga, all sexuality education workshops conducted by external vendors are suspended.

As GP tutors, we discuss controversial issues such as alternative lifestyle which everyone has their own convictions so our job is to present various POVs while trying to avoid questions about my personal view.
The rise of the 'pink dollar' and the much-debated repeal of Section 377A serve as case studies but not valid arguments. Bearing in mind that teachers do not promote such lifestyles and need to guide students accordingly, I fear that some students may misinterpret my words which explain the numerous hate tags I get.

MOE Press Release mentions:
'GP lessons are meant to promote critical thinking and discussion on contemporary issues. They (teachers) should adhere to social norms and values of our mainstream society."

As a teacher, I will not promote anything that might be deemed as negative or socially unacceptable. Hence, hopefully students will refrain from making biased judgments about me.

With regards to the discussion of human rights, I would like to emphasise the main idea - the degree of freedom is dependable on the society one lives in and one's beliefs. Taking risk is one's freedom but one needs to be accountable too. When you post hate tags, think about why you do that and what it reflects of you.

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