O RETORNO ÀS AULAS PRESENCIAIS PÓS-PANDEMIA E SEUS IMPACTOS NA VIVÊNCIA ESCOLAR DE ADOLESCENTES

Abstract

This present study aims to identify and map out the effects and impacts post-pandemic when it comes to adolescents between 12 and 17 years old and their school lives, according to teachers, supervisors and/or school coordinators. One of the first actions taken in order to hold the so-called Covid-19 pandemic was the school isolation, and consequently schools closing. Children and adolescents had to deal with the lack of social interaction, the change in their routine, the fear of getting sick or even dying. There were uncertainties and they didn't know when everything would go back to "normal" There were all kinds of answers and they varied from person to person and some of them ended up developing dysfunctional behaviours. Facing this context, it's necessary to inquire about the post-Covid 19's impact, trying to understand how the so imposed restrictions during the pandemic affected the return to presential classes and the adolescents' school living. To achieve the proposed goals a qualitative research was made inquiring four teachers and one educational coordinator from private schools in Belo Horizonte. All of them agreed formally (signing a formal free willing agreement document). The results showed that the first pandemic left hard effects on the students that could be noticed when they returned to their presential classes, like problems in social interaction, hostility with classmates, the unnecessary use of mask, trouble in following rules and school and teachers' guiding, the constant use of cellphone in class, among others. Those findings showed the importance of knowing yourself and understanding how the teenagers were affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, at least when it comes to school.