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No Right To Remain Silent: The Tragedy At Virginia Tech (2009)

by Lucinda Roy(Favorite Author)

3.42 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0307409635 (ISBN13: 9780307409638)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Harmony

review 1: This book was super frustrating mainly because this teacher didn't do much at all but maybe it was all that she could do. I think it was written too early because they're still trying to figure out Cho's motive but the fact that she was just disturbed by him wasn't enough. She should've called the police or someone and followed through to show that she cared because that's what it takes 100%. I would recommend this to teachers but I'd encourage them to research more into mental illness and take what Roy says at face value. She wrote this to make sense of a tragedy but her interpretation is close after the fact. There's way more to Cho than just his teacher's perspective.
review 2: I highly recommend this book for anyone who teaches in a public school. Roy ... moredetails the steps she took in addressing the concerns of faculty about Seung-Hui Cho's disturbing behavior. As chair of the English Dept., she gave Cho an independent study in poetry because she had to remove him from a class in which he frightened and intimidated classmates. As she got to know him, she suggested he seek counseling. But she was prevented by FERPA from finding out whether or not he did that. She believes VT was not prepared to act on the day of the shooting and handled the aftermath badly. It is a riveting story. The last 1/4 drags a bit, but it deserves more attention than it has gotten. less

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