Life Is Not Always Fair
As many of you know I am also a high school math teacher. This has been the first week of our school year and as always the start has been very hectic. Not only hectic for teaching but learning how to manage teaching, this blog, and the other businesses I am involved in.
I would love to say I am really organized but that isn’t true. I do fairly well being organized but it will take me some time to make sure I am balancing my priorities and time well.
This has been a different start of our school year. Over Labor Day weekend five of our students were involved in a major car accident. One of the students died and two are still in critcal care with major injuries. No alcohol was involved but none of the five were wearing seat belts.
I teach in a small high school in a small town where everyone knows everybody. To say this has had a major effect on the start of our school is an understatement.
The girl that died was very popular. I had the fortune of not only teaching her but also I coached her in basketball for four years. For most of the students this has been the first time they have had to deal with a death.
When things happen like this there seems to be a new perspective put on many things. Any challenge in your life does not seem as important any more.
Our school will go on and our kids will survive.
Please keep us in your prayers.
Comment by Pat Williams on 6 September 2008:
Very sad to hear that a seatbelt could have saved a life and they chose not to wear it. I check all my childrens friends when they get in my car because most don’t bother to put on a seatbelt when I drive them somewhere. Heard from the backseat, “Dude, put on your seatbelt, my mom won’t drive us anywhere until you do.” Anything I can do to keep my kids safer is done. I only hope the habit generalizes to their friends cars now that their friends are beginning to get licenses of their own.
I can’t imagine the grief that your school and community are experiencing right now. Perhaps the kids (and in many cases - their parents) will realize how important seatbelts are and something will be learned from this terribly sad event.
You’re in my prayers.
Pat Williams
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Comment by Mark on 6 September 2008:
Thanks Pat,
It has been a different week. As you can imagine the school has been very somber.
I can’t imagine what the parents are going through.
Comment by Piolo Pascual on 6 September 2008:
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Comment by DollarWise on 6 September 2008:
We will be thinking of all of you.
Comment by Double on 6 September 2008:
It is always sad to hear that someone young dies. My best wishes to your community and hopefully the critically injured youth will pull through.
Comment by doctor S on 9 September 2008:
That is horrible to hear, we all wish you the best with all the students.
Comment by Efitpedia on 14 September 2008:
Sad to hear that,it breaks my heart to hear of young kids passing way like that, not even having a chance to start their life. with so much ahead of them.