Friday, February 5, 2021

A Lingering Question

Twelfth grade English. It was co-taught, so I took roll while the other teacher explained the lesson. (They were continuing analyzing an article that they had read earlier in the week.) 

As is normal, some students blinked out of the meet only to return. I've stopped worrying when a student disappears from the meet. Most of the time they're having technical issues.

In second period, a student returned from logging out. He explained why in the chat: 

Sorry for leaving my aunt just got out and I was on the phone with her

Besides the kiddo's propensity for not using punctuation, the explanation left me wondering. . .

Just got out of where?

20 comments:

  1. In my experience, that usually means they are free to society. A teacher friend told me about a student (8 yr old.) sharing that his mom just got out of jail. The class cheered.

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    1. Yeah, jail/prison is where my mind went first. But I didn't want to assume.

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  2. Yeah, she just got out of jail/prison. Hopefully she didn't get infected with COVID.

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  3. My guess is either jail or the hospital. One of my son's childhood friends had a Mom who, unfortunately, was in and out of jail. He was being raised by his father, who tried to give him and his siblings some stability. Sad but I guess too true nowadays.

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  4. It does make one wonder. I hope she doesn't end up back inside either a hospital or incarceration.

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  5. These days I'd probably guess out of the hospital, which is great news that she got out, but could have just as easily been prison.

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  6. Oh man, well, she didn’t get out of the change room unless it was to put on something other than orange

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    1. I didn't have change room on my mental list of possibilities.

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  7. It is interesting question got out from where. Like Martha said maybe from hospital.

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  8. I would so NOT be a good teach, I would have had to ask! Jail, hospital, crazy house, bathroom...etcc? lol

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    1. He probably would have given more information if I had but asked.

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  9. Got out... for shopping groceries, and he was telling her to buy chocolate? ;))

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  10. Probs best not to ask!!
    Have a great week
    Wren x

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    1. It makes for an interesting blog post, though.

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  11. The kid clearly believes that the answer is obvious or the situation is ubiquitous enough to not need to specify. Sad no matter what - there are only so many places to get 'out' of and most are institutions or some sort.

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    1. His teacher might have known the situation already, or perhaps he just forgot a word in the message. Who knows?

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