Culiacán, Sin.- The pandemic, changes in online classes and the high risk of contagion from his mother who is a doctor, Sofia to drop out of his studies when he was in the fifth semester of his career in Arts of the Autonomous University of Sinaloa, for all the emotional stress that accumulated in her life.
In respect of the young woman’s decision, her name will remain anonymous and we will refer to her as Sofía, a student who, like thousands of students, had to pause her studies to focus on her mental health and in his new job.
According to the Ministry of Public Education and Culture, around 26,000 basic education students dropped out of virtual classes in the state, a conservative figure that does not show the dark data of universities and high schools.
In seeking to promote Community Learning Centers, Juan Alfonso Mejía, head of Sepyc, pointed out that dropouts in Sinaloa barely cover a universe of 7% of the school workforce.
The National Institute of Geography and Statistics, in its most recent report 2021, pointed out that the pandemic has forced 5.2 million students to leave their classes.
“For reasons associated with Covid-19 or due to lack of money or resources, 5.2 million people (9.6% of the total from 3 to 29 years old) did not register for the 2020-2021 school year”, states the institution in its report.
SOFIA, ANXIETY AND FRUSTRATION
Emotional instability began for Sofía when the spaces in her house did not allow her to focus on her practice classes, as she did not reconcile the concentration and privacy that she required for the activity.
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In his day to day, the frustration grew more when he began to realize that instead of following the instructions of his teachers, his thoughts wandered in the class that a family member had on the other side of the wall.
“For me in particular, that way of working did not work, that rhythm of work was not functional for me and I could not adapt to that line that my colleagues could”, explained.
Every week his spirit to enter classes was lower, to see how in the new educational model he lagged behind and although he is aware that his teachers tried to follow as normal as possible, the nature of the arts did not allow it.
At the same time, while he was debating between continuing to make an effort at school, the economic conditions in his family nucleus were declining, first with the dismissal of his sister from her work and then that of her partner. Making it difficult to cover the semester fee for the university.
And as if that were not enough for Sofía’s physical and mental health, her mother who supports in a hospital with the taking of samples from covid-19 patients, called her to notify her that she had been infected, increasing the burden of responsibility to take care of her for 14 days.
In that sense for me it was very stressful, very complicated and I could not stay focused on one thing.
Sofia
Once her mother came out of her convalescence, Sofía made the decision to take a break from her studies to contribute to her family’s finances and, most importantly, to heal her emotional problems.
Now that she is fully dedicated to her work, the young woman is sure that once the pandemic allows it, she will return to her arts classes to fulfill the dreams of her life.
“For now I want this to be regulated like everyone else, but I do plan to resume the practical part, courses and workshops, because I do believe that it is important to recover what was lost, because it is a process that remains unfinished”, ended.
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