ITP
Calcutta, January 22
With a significant number of students under mental stress due to the fact that educational institutions have been closed for almost two years due to the pandemic, the West Bengal school education department announced on Saturday to hold a webinar to deliberate on the matter and provide guidance from experts in clinical psychology. officials said.
The webinar titled ‘The minds of students during the time of COVID’ would have one session for Class XI students and another for their tutors and school teachers, the department said in a notice.
The webinar on January 23 will address teaching, learning-related issues, issues related to students’ mental happiness and their social activities, among others, and will be broadcast live on Facebook and Youtube.
The module and the contents are being selected by a committee of experts, he said.
“We are aware that the long closure of school campuses during the pandemic has caused serious stress on students. The state government tried to explore alternative means such as online classes and classes via network television and streaming. But the lack of a physical environment the classroom, the alienation of the school campus, the fact of not meeting with classmates and peers for months and the lack of adaptability to the digital way of learning is greatly affecting the minds of young people,” he said.
If the issue is not addressed, it can cause a long-term adverse impact on young minds and the webinar aims to address this issue, the official said.
Asked if webinars could reach the vast majority of students, he said that in the current situation there is no option, although many of them are not comfortable with virtual media.
