Monday 10 October 2011

suicide note-janice mirikitani

1. why do people commit suicide?example in real life.
-people tends to commit suicide because they are unable to cope with their problems and stress so they choose this path hoping that it will release them from any burden.they also did not have enough faith to overcome the challenges and problems
-other than that people commit suicide because they have a problem with their special relationships and they cannot find a way to solve it.
-this is an article on a UNIMAS student that choose to take on his life due to so much stress http://www.theborneopost.com/2011/03/31/second-year-student-makes-fatal-leap/

2. what is Mirikitani's agenda for writing this poem?
-to show us what induces ones to take their own life :
a. failure to achieve parent expectation
b. inequality in gender
c. unable to cope with stress
c. disaproval and disappointment

3. as a teacher, what is our role in ensuring that students wouldnot take their own life?
- 1. identify which one is the problem students
2. try to talk to them- identify what are their problems
3. listen to what they try to say so that they would not feel alone
4. try to come up with a solution during the discussion with them
5. always monitoring their emotional progress.

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