From conventional classroom settings to incorporation of technology into education has altered swiftly in Kashmir. The introduction of online education stages, virtual classrooms, and e-resources has certainly boosted the learners with entrée to superior education.
Yet, the swing has come-up with a budding alarm which is the mounting screen time of students that is directly or indirectly affecting the substantial, psychological, and emotional health.
While many educational institutes in Kashmir valley depend on virtual tools for education, it becomes crucial to deal with the unplanned penalty that comes in the shape of surplus screen time.
Yet the advanced equipments has filled the loopholes of learning gaps, the technology on the same side has led to rise of several problems including the strains in eye, disturbances in sleep and change in healthy lifestyle among students of Kashmir.
Besides, the excessive use of different types of screens like smart mobile-phones and televisions is scientifically connected to linkage of nervousness, diverted attentions and a dip in in-person communications that in return turns out in a state of holistic growth.
The matter is intensifying with the bitter truth that a number of learners and students in the Valley are utilizing extreme hours on screens for amusement, social media, and gaming purposes.
This is a peak time for the parents, mentors as well as policymakers to come together and execute an impartial approach to screen usage. Primarily, the educational institutes must devise such a time framework that fit in standard breaks from screens by persuading the learners to connect in physical activities such as reading, playing or indulging in any sort of physical exercise.
Besides, the role of the guardians and the social leaders should persuade the children to partake in open-air games. This sort of engagement will not just decline the screen addiction but also promote the body and mental fitness.
The primary focus of all the stakeholders must be to harness the positive sides from digital learning and minimizing the pessimistic approach. As far as the learners of Kashmir region are concerned, all the stockholders must push in balancing the use of screen time by the students.
