This document outlines a teacher transformation programme in the Indian state of Kerala that trained over 65,000 teachers on child rights. It discusses the 10 rights of children according to the United Nations, as well as the Right to Education Act of 2009 in India, which prohibits physical and mental punishment of children. The programme transformed teachers' attitudes towards corporal punishment and discrimination. Feedback showed it helped teachers realize the importance of considering students' feelings and that punishment is not necessary for learning.

1. CHILD RIGHTS
TEACHER TRANSFORMATIVE PROGRAMME
2012-13
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2. TEACHER TRANSFORMATION
PROGRAMME
RATHEESH KALIYADAN
Govt. Girls Higher Secondary School
Thalassery, Kannur
marckerala@gmail.com
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3. I’m a child
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4. I too…
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5. Child!!!
Yes, If you are below 18 you are a child… as
important as any other child.
YOU may be a girl or a boy.
YOU may belong to Hindu, Muslim or Christian
community.
YOU may be born in a poor or rich family.
Doesn’t matter…YOU are a child with a lot of
rights.
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6. Did you ever touch your students?
The answer was NO. We
tried to make aware of
the feeling of touch and
healing effect of gentle,
empathetic talk
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7. • TEN days… 65000 teachers from Lower
Primary, Upper Primary and High School levels
• FIVE days 8000 teachers from Higher
Secondary Schools
• Transformed as Change Agents to be
volunteering in their environment as guards
of Child Rights…
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8. Constitution on child rights
Article 21 protects the right
to life and dignity includes
the right to education for
children up to 14 years of
age.
Corporal punishment
amounts to abuse and
militates against the freedom
and dignity of a child.
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9. Constitution of India on child rights
“… the tender age of children
are not abused”.
-Article 39(e)
“children are given
opportunities and facilities to
develop in a healthy manner
and in conditions of freedom
and dignity and that
childhood and youth are
protected against exploitation
and against moral and
material abandonment.” -
Article 39(f)
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10. Sharing anecdotes…
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11. RTE 2009
The Right of Children to Free
and Compulsory Education
(RTE) Act, 2009 has come
into force with effect from 1
April 2010. The Act prohibits
‘physical punishment’ and
‘mental harassment’.
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12. RTE 2009
RTE assures Prohibition of
physical punishment and mental
harassment to child.
No child shall be subjected to
physical punishment or mental
harassment.
Whoever contravenes the
provisions of sub-section (1) shall
be liable to disciplinary action
under the service rules applicable
to such person.
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13. Corporal punishment!
RTE Act, 2009, classifies
corporal punishment as
physical punishment,
mental harassment and
discrimination.
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14. They enacted what happens in our
class rooms and in staff room trials…
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How do
they feel…

15. Physical punishment
Causing physical harm to
children by hitting, kicking,
scratching, pinching, biting,
pulling the hair, boxing ears,
smacking, slapping, spanking
or with any implement
(cane, stick, shoe, chalk,
dusters, belt, whip, giving
electric shock etc.);
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16. Physical punishment
Making children assume
an uncomfortable
position (standing on
bench, standing against
the wall in a chair-like
position, standing with
schoolbag on head,
holding ears through
legs, kneeling etc.);
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17. Physical punishment
Forced ingestion of
anything (for example:
washing soap, mud,
chalk, hot spices etc.);
Detention in the
classroom, library, toilet
or any closed space in
the school.
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18. How do we…
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19. Mental harassment
Mental harassment is
understood as any non-
physical treatment that is
detrimental to the
academic and psychological
well-being of a child.
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20. Mental harassment
• Sarcasm that hurts or
lowers the child’s dignity;
• Calling names and scolding
using humiliating adjectives,
intimidation;
• Using derogatory remarks
for the child, including
pinning of slogans;
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21. Mental harassment
• Ridiculing the child with regard
to her background or status or
parental occupation or caste;
• Ridiculing the child with regard
to her health status or that of
the family;
• Belittling a child in the
classroom due to his/her
inability to meet the teacher’s
expectations of academic
achievement;
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22. Oh!!!!
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23. Discrimination
Discrimination is
understood as prejudiced
views and behaviour
towards any child
because of her/his caste/
gender, occupation or
region .It can be latent;
manifest; open or subtle.
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24. Discrimination
Bringing social attitudes
and prejudices of the
community into the
school by using belittling
remarks against a
specific social group or
gender or
ability/disability;
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25. Discrimination
Assigning different
duties and seating in
schools based on caste,
community or gender
prejudices (for
example, cleaning of
toilets assigned by
caste; task of making
tea assigned by
gender);
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26. Discrimination
• Commenting on academic
ability based on caste or
community prejudices;
• Denying mid-day meal or
library books or uniforms or
sports facilities to a child or
group of children based on
caste, community, religion
or gender;
• Deliberate/wanton neglect.
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27. Most probably it happens here…
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28. United Nations Organization (UNO) has
declared Ten Children’s Rights
• Right to be loved.
• Right to nutritious
food and good health.
• Right to education.
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29. Be one among them…
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30. United Nations Organization (UNO)
has declared Ten Children’s Rights
• Right to entertainment
coupled with proper
physical growth.
• Right to get his/her
nationality in his/her name.
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31. United Nations Organization (UNO)
has declared Ten Children’s Rights
• Right to get others’
attention in distress.
• Right to relief in cases
of natural calamities.
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33. United Nations Organization (UNO)
has declared Ten Children’s Rights
• Right to nurture and
develop their inherent skills
and abilities so as to be a
useful member of the
society.
• Right to nurture
humanitarian values and
goodwill with others.
• Right to guard against forces
dividing the country on
caste, religion, and on other
grounds.
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34. Observe change agents’ attitude…
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35. Feedback…
I was not so careful about
my students’ feelings. But
now I realize it. His training
transformed me…
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36. Feedback…
I used to punish my students,
only to make them aware of
evils. I thought that only
punishment lead them to
new avenues of victory…
Now I change the history. I’ll
throw away my cane while I
reach my school.
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37. Review…..
Keshavendra Kumar IAS in a review meeting
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38. Thus we transformed….
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39. Aftermath…
• Curriculum also bearing pregnancy of the
impact of teacher transformation.
• Infusing values based on child rights.
• Direct discussions over child rights and
empowering them in day to day affairs are
added in social science at all levels.
• Similar approach is in language and science
wherever possible.
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40. THANK YOU
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