Building student resilience
Friday, October 20, 2023 | 320 Views |
And in an attempt to be seen to be customer-driven, I agreed to do something. And here I am subjecting to my philosophical rumblings on a subject for which I have no mastery.
First things first. Good luck to all the 2023 candidates at all levels. You are all winners destined to prevail in the midst of adversity. The unexpected delay of some examinations should not throw any one off balance.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...