Diagnóstico educacional durante a pandemia da covid-19 no município de Porto Nacional-to

Abstract

In Brazil, on March 11, 2020, we were already in the middle of the pandemic caused by COVID-19, an infectious virus that claimed lives in such a short time of contamination. A time when there were few studies on the disease and, even less, on vaccines. To contain the spread of the virus, social prevention measures were imposed, such as social distancing. The COVID-19 pandemic directly or indirectly affected all areas of society, including education. In Brazil, there were about 56.3 million students and, specifically in the state of Tocantins, more than 150 thousand students were without access to classroom classes. In the municipality of Porto Nacional, which is the focus of this research, there were more than 5,000 students from the state education system who had their classroom classes suspended, students between 10 and 18 years old. The change in school routine, caused by the need to adapt to a new teaching/learning methodology, was added to the affective losses due to COVID-19, which impacted the mental health of students, generating psychological problems such as: anxiety, depression, fear, anger, panic, among others. This research had as general objective to verify how are the students of the state school system, in the city of Porto Nacional, in the state of Tocantins, within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. For that, the quantitative methodology and the application of an electronic questionnaire were used. A total of 558 students enrolled in 12 state schools located in the city participated. The main results show that 69% of students are experiencing some psychological difficulty. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic forced 18% of students to leave their studies aside to work and help support their families. These findings pose challenges to be included in the public policy agenda for education in Tocantins.