S.E.A. Student Commits sucicide

[haseib786]

WTf......sad..............


SEA pupil commits suicide
...TTUTA - this examination is cruel and inhumane
By Alexander Bruzual and Sue-Ann Wayow

Story Created: May 8, 2014 at 9:50 AM ECT

Story Updated: May 8, 2014 at 10:08 AM ECT
A boy who was due to write the Secondary Entrance Assessment examination today, committed suicide in his backyard yesterday.

Devindra Boodoo, 13, of Sadhoo Trace, Aranguez, founding hanging at around 4.30 p.m. Devindra was a pupil of the El Socorro Hindu Primary School.

His body was found by his grandfather who realised the boy had gone missing from the home and went in search of him.

The SEA is considered one of the most distressing time in the life of a child, and many have called for it to be abolished it is current form.

The Education Minister's communication's manger Alicia Busby told the Express that the Ministry learnt of the child's death last evening, and that members of the Student Support Service went to the El Socorro Primary Hindu School at 7a.m. today to counsel teachers and pupils. The SEA examination for the pupils began at 9a.m. and will be completed at around noon.

President of the Parent/Teachers Association Zena Ramatali said she had not heard of the child's death but that "the child must have been under tremendous pressure.

And TTUTA's First Vice President Devanand Sinanan said that the SEA should be replaced with another form of assessment. Sinanan said it was cruel and inhumane to ask 12 and 13-year olds to sit for a three hour examination.

Sinanan said TTUTA was saddened by news of the death.

http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/SEA ... 59281.html

[VexXx Dogg]

Correlation does not imply causation. Half of that article is stupid, unless the child left a note saying SEA made him do it.

Were there any other significant emotional events in the child's life which may have caused this?

[whyteliver]

kid did himself a favor.....life would have kicked his arse

[KM_2NR]

This is really terrible,
worked in a school for some time and saw
first hand the pressure and stress
these students have to endure but this is on another level! R.I.P

[uncle sam]

standardized testing FTL

[Advent]

this is sad

[desifemlove]

wow...

Must say I hate exams, even as an adult too much pressure....

[Halfbreed07]

Exams only hard if u not prepared,
Must......blame.......oneself

[Les Bain]

Still sad, whatever the motivation was.

[beetee]

[Dizzy28]

13 and now writing SEA??

[nemisis]

13 and now writing SEA??

probably just turned or started late ...it happens.

As for all the stress related to the exam it's not the test it's the parents. They spell a story of doom if you don't do well at sea and get a prestige school. Many individuals did badly at sea and excel in life regardless

[Chimera]

Many individuals did badly at sea and excel in life regardless

and vice versa

[pioneer]

Clearly wasn't fit for survival.

[jmccomie]

Some parents does put too much pressure on their kids for this SEA ting.

[Redman]

I couldnt deal with my son doing that.....
Parents need to ensure that context and perspective are part of their childs education,

XYZ is important but it isnt the whole picture
we angry with you now...but it isnt the whole picture.

Its a tough needle to thread.

RIP young man

[Trini Hookah]

This is really terrible,
worked in a school for some time and saw
first hand the pressure and stress
these students have to endure but this is on another level! R.I.P

Blame the parents, all that pressure to say "My son/daughter going XYZ"

[mitsu_chick941]

Blame the parents, all that pressure to say "My son/daughter going XYZ"

This!

[nemisis]

But getting in xyz not hard a little bribe and attending affiliated church,temple,mosque .........

[nemisis]

In our day you had to do well not again

[Halfbreed07]

I kno fellas working for 45k a month legally that went Jr sec normal.
Its how you apply yourself after you leave school sometimes.

[KM_2NR]

This is really terrible,
worked in a school for some time and saw
first hand the pressure and stress
these students have to endure but this is on another level! R.I.P

Blame the parents, all that pressure to say "My son/daughter going XYZ"

Yepp but some teachers can be particularly aggressive. I know people who literally get nightmares from std 5 teachers

[Daran]

SEA was probably the trigger that caused him to take his life, but something else must have underlyingly wrong for him (mental issues, abuse etc) to go through with it.

[Country_Bookie]

I does cringe when I hear about these kids who from standard 4 have lessons 5 days a week after school, then all day on saturday too. When do they get time to enjoy life and be a kid?
Why is it the school teachers can't finish the curriculum within the normal school hours? Is it that it is just unrealistic to finish within that timeframe or are the teachers just bad at planning and time management?

[hondablood]

when i was that age my biggest worry was my first pubic hair and peeing from the 2nd floor to make it froth

[cherrypopper]

I does cringe when I hear about these kids who from standard 4 have lessons 5 days a week after school, then all day on saturday too. When do they get time to enjoy life and be a kid?
Why is it the school teachers can't finish the curriculum within the normal school hours? Is it that it is just unrealistic to finish within that timeframe or are the teachers just bad at planning and time management?

Those said teachers give private lessons. ..money haffi make.

[supercharged turbo]

LOL @ cruel and inhumane to ask 12/13 yr old to sit for a 3 hr exam.So because one of them committed suicide supposedly over SEA,we have to look at a new form of testing them?What about all the others who sat the exam and passed/failed and moved on with their lives:-?

[fokhan_96]

I kno fellas working for 45k a month legally that went Jr sec normal.
Its how you apply yourself after you leave school sometimes.

THIS..
BBQ men, Doubles men, roti men, masons, auto-mechanics, make more than that... any well establish business would ...

[S_2NR]

[bonzo.specb]

LOL @ cruel and inhumane to ask 12/13 yr old to sit for a 3 hr exam.So because one of them committed suicide supposedly over SEA,we have to look at a new form of testing them?What about all the others who sat the exam and passed/failed and moved on with their lives:-?

Ent. These younguns soft yes. Some parents over do it with pressuring their kids but nothing is wrong with the exam. If your child dotish, so be it.