Talking about depression
This year I could see students emotionally affected by whatever it is that they feel is overbearing and depressing. I don’t know if the misery around us has affected them in any way or it is the wild raging of teenage hormones that makes them feel sad at times. Nevertheless, I chose to devote one teaching hour for every B class that I had, in order to touch the matter of depression, which, according to statistics, is becoming a huge health problem of our time.
I used information from WHO http://www.who.int/en/
and I opted for a beautiful song by Sia who has successfully fought the disease and has talked widely about it.
The session was a huge success and provoked a vivid discussion on the subject and some heartfelt comments on the part of the students.
Here is the worksheet.