Sad news today- I was taking role in my second class of the day, and I come to a boy's name and there was no response. I assumed he was absent, but the students started saying "RIP" "He is dead" but giggling amf laughing as they said it. I figured they were just being jokesters and continued on down the role sheet.
Later that day, I was scrolling through facebook and I saw a student's post with a few funeral like photos and the words RIP and 1/12 (the class number) and I realized the students were telling the truth. I asked one of my Thai coworkers and he confirmed the the facts :(. Apparently his nickname was Beet and he had been in a car accident last Saturday and had been on life support until yesterday.
I never thought I would say that one of my students passed away but I suppose the chances increase with 1200 of them. The fact that no one had formally told me, and the students were laughing about it made it all just very casual and weird. I also feel bad that unless I saw a photo, I would not be able to remember who the boy was. It is such a shame that his life came to such an early end.
Later that day, I was scrolling through facebook and I saw a student's post with a few funeral like photos and the words RIP and 1/12 (the class number) and I realized the students were telling the truth. I asked one of my Thai coworkers and he confirmed the the facts :(. Apparently his nickname was Beet and he had been in a car accident last Saturday and had been on life support until yesterday.
I never thought I would say that one of my students passed away but I suppose the chances increase with 1200 of them. The fact that no one had formally told me, and the students were laughing about it made it all just very casual and weird. I also feel bad that unless I saw a photo, I would not be able to remember who the boy was. It is such a shame that his life came to such an early end.
The cryptic facebook post
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