Based on the poems that I’ve read in the EDU3234 module (page 40-43), I find that the conflict both the poets have is between sexuality and responsibility.
I think Erica Jong’s poems can be used in the Malaysian secondary schools. First and foremost, we must face the fact that we are not saving our students by keeping them in the dark. In this modern technology era, nothing seems to be a secret anymore. What the students need is a guide and not a hide. Erica Jong’s poems are honest and straight to the point. In her works, Erica Jong is frank and daring in her treatment of a woman's desires. They contain many affective elements and conflicts that women in today's world are facing.
On the other hand, Hilary Tham makes it clear that it is common for a girl to go through the transition phase from childhood to adulthood and becoming a mother. A girl’s responsibility when she grows up is to bear children. This is very general and it will not have much effect on the students.
Sometimes, it is because of confidentiality that made the students withdraw themselves from asking the teachers about relationship or sex issues. If that’s the case, teachers should be more open. Instead of waiting for the students to ask, why not having a discussion with them? Discussions can be about the consequences and the knowledge about the issues. Teachers can explain and advise the students. By giving reasonable advices and guidance, students will be more prepared to face the issues. This will also help the students to be confident in finding their own personalities.
“Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands.”
-Anne Frank-
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