As a teacher how will you deal with child exploitation.
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What can teachers do?
Are you a child-friendly teacher?
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What can teachers do?
Children can be subjected to neglect, abuse, violence and exploitation anywhere. There is some abuse that may happen inside the school premises, while a lot of it is what children suffer at home and in non-school environments. A child in your class may be a victim of violence/abuse/exploitation that happens outside the school. You cannot ignore it. Rather you must help the child. This too is possible only if you are able to identify that there is a problem and you spend time to understand it and explore possible solutions.
Always remember that your duty to protect children does not come to an end once you are out of the school premises. The life of a child who is out of the school system can be changed with your positive intervention. You just have to prepare yourself for it and know more about their problems as well as what you can do to help.
Once you are mentally prepared and equipped to tackle the problem you will be able to do many things you have never dreamt you are capable of doing.
Are you a child-friendly teacher?
Understand children’s rights as human rights and create such awareness in the community as well.
Make children feel it is worthwhile attending your class.
Be open to learning.
Be a Friend, Philosopher and Guide to the child.
Make the classes interesting and informative. Avoid one-way communication and give opportunities to children to come up with their doubts and queries.
Child exploitation is the act of using a minor child for profit, labor, sexual gratification, or some other personal or financial advantage.