Despite the availability of all the amenities, today’s youngsters feel despondent, helpless and distraught and consequently become emotionally imbalanced and disoriented says a study. The pressures of complex modern living affect the mindset of the children adversely and in such a scenario, schools can play a very proactive role in saving children from the negative consequences of leading such a life. Career counselling must begin in class 8 only after getting acquainted with the personality of the child said the conference speakers.
In collaboration with the Institute of Counsellor Training Research and Consultancy (ICTRC), New Delhi, Delhi Public School of Haridwar organised regional conference of school teachers on ‘Guidance based school education – the emerging concept’ in school campus. About 300 delegates from different schools of Haridwar, Roorkee, Yamunanagar, Panchkula and far off places like Bangalore participated in the conference.
Speaking to the Pioneer, headmistress of middle wing of DPS Uma Pandey said, “We took the initiative to organise this conference with the objective to equip school teachers with necessary knowledge, skills and attitude so that they can play a proactive role in organising ‘Minimum Guidance program’ in their schools.”
The panel of experts was headed by renowned educational psychologist Dr. V. S. Ravindran of ICTRC.
Dr. Ravindran in his first technical session threw light on the fact that the behaviour of the students is undergoing a change due to the changing scenario, so teachers too have to change and he also sensitized the teachers towards the need to make new connections by learning new things and keep themselves updated or they should be ready to face a setback. He talked at length about types of guidance, services rendered in school guidance program and their importance.
Addressing the delegates principal of the school KC Pandey said, “The findings of Dr. Ravindran have played a crucial role in helping the school to design strategies to make the teaching learning process more effective and creative.”