 | School Health Education to Prevent AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) : Teachers' Guide (UNESCO - WHO, 1994, 117 p.) |
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9 Compassion, tolerance and support - Showing support outside the classroom
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Purpose |
Compassion, tolerance and support mean little to young people unless they are given the opportunity to actually practise these behaviours in everyday situations. |
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What the teacher does |
1. Read the list “Am I really compassionate?”, to the students. Ask if they have other suggestions and add these to the list.
2. Have the students choose one from the list or make up one of their own. Then have them fill out their “Action plan” (sections 1,2 and 3; section 4 will be completed after the action plan is carried out).
3. Set a date (two weeks will probably be enough) for completing the action plan and reporting back, in section 4, “Summary of what happened and my feelings”. This section might include: how I felt; how the person I helped felt; what I did; how I did it; did it feel artificial or real - why; would I do it again; were there things I would do differently, etc.
3. Collect the summaries when finished and check to see that they were completed. Invite the students to discuss their experiences in class.
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What the teacher does |
Teachers should work with peer leaders to develop their action plan before the class so that these plans can be used as an example.
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