After the New York City terror attack on Tuesday, October 31, Stuyvesant High School went under lockdown after the attacker hit others as well as one of the school’s buses. “Students from every nationality, every faith, were checking on each other and supporting each other. Everyone had each other’s backs and knew they had to be there for each other. And no one, no one, expressed a sense of fear or insecurity.” New York mayor De Blasio stated when addressing the press after the attack. A 17 year old student that was in the school bus hit by Sayfullo Saipov, the New York City attacker, returned to school the next day because he wanted to support those who had died, even though he had just been in a traumatic experience. He also wanted to maintain his perfect attendance.
If you were a student on the bus when it was hit, would you attend school the next day if you had minor injuries?
- If I was a student, even if I did have minor injuries, I think that I would attend school the next day to help support the lives that were lost.
Why do you think these teenagers could portray equality to each other in this time of need, but adults can’t do the same on a regular basis?
- I think that adults let their own personal issues get in the way of them helping others. I think that those who are racist and sexist should put those opinions aside when there is a crisis and people in need, but some don’t. I think this is because they are to self involved and don’t see the bigger picture of someone in need.
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Well done Liz!
Yeah, they're just minor injuries nothing compared to others who have been hit worse, and besides you gotta keep up that perfect attendance. Because adults somethings can act immature, and can't behave.
I would come to school so that I was there for other kids and help supports the students and teachers that had to go through is just as well as me. I think younger kids have a better way of being able to accept any one and be there for them but for adults some of them grew up learning different things and being told other things so they can't always accept others who are different.
It probably depends on how traumatized I would be after the attack, but if I just had these minor injuries, I would probably go because there wouldn't be a reason for me not to. To be honest, I don't understand why we can't just "put those opinions aside" like you said in our regular lives. I mean it's great that we at least are able to support each other during a crisis, but I still don't get why that isn't possible in our daily lives.
Do you think that students are able to live out their lives without the social issues better than our older generations can because we have grown up to believe in each other and accept those for who they are?
1. I would try to attend school the next day, but in complete honesty, I'm not sure I would. It would be very hard to return after an event like this, but I would definitely try if I could to support everyone else.
2, In an event like this it is very easy for people to come together. I also think younger people are able to let go of grudges easier than adults are, so they let go of anything that has happened with anyone else and come together to support those who were hurt.
2 - So what makes our generation better at accepting each other and letting go of our grudges then adults? Shouldn't those who are more mature be more accepting and have more real life experiences that makes them more accepting?
1. If I was on the bus when it was hit I probably would not have attended school the next day. Even if I had minor injuries, I would still want to be home to try to forget the tragedy. 2. I feel like teens have a connection with each other that adults don't have. When one of us go down, a lot of us are affected. People our age aren't racist, and we don't judge as much, so I feel like our generation is more loving and accepting.
So what do you think makes people in our generation more accepting and loving to everyone? What makes us to attached to each other in a good way that makes use go down together and not alone?
So do adults see things and have certain experiences that make them racist and sexist? Since the teenagers think more about others, not themselves, what experiences do you think make adults not care for others more then themselves?
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