23 October 2009
"Write a reflection from the perspective of someone who helped on the Mt Erebus recovery team"
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"Being here is a privilege to find out stuff that has not been found. My feelings slowly sink down to the bottom of my heart but they will always be there."
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11 years old
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"I feel so sad and helpless that I couldn't have helped these people that have died from the crash. The whole way back I was crying. I tried to stop but the tears just kept on coming out. I wish I could come home with everyone in the crash alive. THe whole time I thought of their families and how upsetting it would be for them."
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12 years old
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"When I was in Antarctica recovering the plane that crashed in Ross Island in Antarctica, I saw white snow on top of the highest mountain I have ever seen. When we recovered a missing piece of the plane I felt heart-broken and depressed because all those people had a reason to live."
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11 years old
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16 October 2009
Students feelings about the Mt Erebus disaster after only 2 sessions of learning about it:
| "My feelings are sad because there are no people that survived so that's really sad. Seeing all the flags in the snow is really hard. There was also a lot of burnt stuff and I could see aeroplane seats scattered all over the place. Also I saw people who had recovered other people crying which made you want to cry too." |
| 11 years old |
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"Well today when I was looking at the pictures [on the website] they made me a bit sad because some of my family might have been in that plane crash...I feel sorry for the people's family that died. I would like to help them but I am only 10 years old."
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| 10 years old |
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"I feel sorry for the families who have suffered and have had to mourn sorrow for their deceased."
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| 13 years old |
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"257 people died. It must have been really painful losing your family in a plane crash."
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| 11 years old |
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"I feel really sad for the people that died. It was very sad. It is a little scary for me because I want to be a pilot. I had never heard of the Erebus crash until this Monday. I heard that 257 people died. I was like "whoa!" and "that's sad!" "
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| 12 years old |
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"That looked so sad looking at those pictures and seeing what happened to those people on flight TE 901. When I saw the pictures of the plane I felt like crying. I feel like I want to go there and see what they left behind."
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| 11 years old |
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"I feel sad for the families who lost their loved ones in the crash...one day I hope to go to Mt Erebus to visit the crash site. I don't know if anyone on the plane is related to me or is one of the friends of the family but it would be something I would like to find out."
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| 13 years old |
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