Good morning friends. I'd like to share with you this issue with the reference from Times of India.
A smile, eye contact, patient hearing and reassuring words from teachers can make schools a healing space for students to blossom intellectually and emotionally.
With this objective, a three-day national conference on the social and emotional environment of schools was organized by The Teacher Foundation.
Addressing a session on 'Schools as a Healing Space', NIMHANS psychiatrist Dr Shekhar Seshadri said, "Children need to be treated as equals and teachers should create a healing space."
Several issues that need to be sensitively communicated to students - like homosexuality and religion – were discussed. "When a student shares the experience of being sexually abused, the teacher, rather than jumping to conclusions or imposing his opinion, should patiently hear out and reassure the child," said Dr Shekhar.
Schools should nurture the spirit of enquiry and democratic leadership by regularly conducting debates and open-house discussions. The school curriculum is a means, not the end, he said, adding that classrooms must be collaborative communities
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