WITHIN the Department of Education (DOE), it’s the men and women at school level, mainly the classroom practitioners, who do the heavy lifting.
They represent the cradle of the nation, often working under daunting odds in their efforts to mould productive citizens for the tomorrows yet to come.
Two sources, Covid-19 and the recent riots, both unexpected and frightening, have created a recipe for post-traumatic stress (PTS) for teachers.
PTS could be described as normal or expected human reactions to abnormal situations.
But manifestations, for example, such as fearfulness, sleep disturbances, impeded concentration, tendency to panic, a sense of hopelessness or feeling ignored, demotivated or unsupported, could have negative impacts on the well-being of this group of people, who, even at the very best of times, have onerous…
