In 2022, Stop Worrying about Reading, Writing, Maths and Help Kids Cope with Their Feelings
2 years, 11 months ago

In 2022, Stop Worrying about Reading, Writing, Maths and Help Kids Cope with Their Feelings

News 18  

In this pandemic, our children have grown up very fast as compared to any other generation. Spaces will have to be seen differently; game rooms, laboratories, canteens, foyers, corridors, libraries, sports fields, activity rooms, toilets, staircases, halls, assembly areas — all places where children converge will have to be constantly cleaned on rotation. Activity rooms, sports rooms, laboratories and other spaces will be utilised for teaching in order to distribute children across the school. Every school must create a complete curriculum around social emotional learning so that we can help deconstruct the conflict students have faced during the lockdown so that they can identify the areas of stress, detachment and confusion that may have embedded into their living consciousness. In the immediate now and forever, we must stop worrying about reading, writing and maths but help children cope with their feelings.

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