WHAT IS YOUR TAKE ON THIS?




My, how times change!!

SCHOOL -- 1957 vs. 2007

Scenario: Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot
with shotgun in gun rack.
1957 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and
gets his shotgun to show Jack
2007 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never
sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and
teachers.

Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school.
1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies.
2007 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark. Charge them
with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it.

Scenario : Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts other students.
1957 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by the Principal.
Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.
2007 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADD.
School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a disability.

Scenario : Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a
whipping with his belt.
1957 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and
becomes a successful businessman.
2007 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to foster care
and joins a gang. State psychologist tells Billy's sister that she remembers
being abused herself and their dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has affair with
psychologist.

Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.
1957 - Mark shares aspirin with Principal out on the smoking dock.
2007 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations. Car
searched for drugs and weapons.

Scenario : Pedro fails high school English.
1957 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college.
2007 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state. Newspaper articles appear nationally
explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against
state school system and Pedro's English teacher. English banned from core
curriculum. Pedro given diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living
because he cannot speak English.

Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th of July, puts them
in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up a red ant bed.
1957 - Ants die.
2007 - BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. Johnny charged with domestic
terrorism, FBI investigates parents, siblings removed from home, computers c
confiscated, Johnny's Dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to
fly again.

Scenario: Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is
found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him to comfort him.
1957 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2007 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3
years in State Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy



Lindyy

Very true....WTF happened?

WOW! How times have changed.........

Dang!!! Excellent comparisons......

eh.. most of that is a bit of an exaggeration

Thank you. I wonder if we could post that in our principal's office.....and send a copy home to parents.

Oh, I don't know about that. My oldest son went to live with his father for 12 months when he was in 9th grade.

The ant hill blown up:
My son loved chemistry. Did a few experiments in his father's back yard. His chem teacher and I knew it was Brian's deep interest in chemistry (he wanted to be either a chem teacher, english lit teacher or an attorney) and his desire to learn and we also thought it a bit funny. Daddy dearest wanted to put Brian in a mental institute! That is where daddy dearest belonged, but you know the saying about 'reverse psychology.'

Needless to say Brian expressed his personal opinion of his father to his father (NOW that is a memory made in heaven ) and came back home to his mom and brother!

I can relate to almost everyone of these scenarios having raised two boys, and myself having grown up in the 1950's. Oh, they are all true about the 1950's. And, today's reaction, just listen to the news.

Lindyy

Embrace the future, learn from the past, live for today. The world is not, nor will it ever be what we knew. Time to move on.

Amen Dragoness....

Schools suck today..people are so sue happy..i'll take 1957 anyday.even in the 60's school was a whole lot more disciplined then it is now.why?because kids knew that after the principal got done with them.mom and dad were waiting.
anyway i have a new kitten..

The whole country is like school, U cant do anything without some smallminded sickos trying 2 prevert every aspect of ur life
I was in several private schools till my early mid teens, then i homeschooled by choice, Ya'll seen the video of them teenage girls beating up that other girl, thats what the rest of the country is going 2 be like soon.
exaggeration?!? Go shoot up with some Ridlen and see whats on MTV.

they took god out of school


not that that is related but is something that happened



insert going to hide emoticon

Aw, what is the kitten's name?

So true about mom and dad waiting. Today, seems a lot of parents are too busy or just do not want to have a confrontation with their kids.

My youngest son got suspended one time for smoking in boy's room. 'AT home' suspension. OH YIPPEE! Vacation time. I went to the principal and FOUGHT with him to get my son 'in school' suspension. I won, my son hated me. OH, WELL..............

Lindyy

Don't hide, it is true! Glad you said it first.

Lindyy

parents won't be parents....plain and simple. they either place the blame on someone else or instead of handling things like they should...they want to sue. there are alot of parents that want to play mommy and daddy like the kids were dolls. dolls you don't have to be responsible for their actions or teach them right from wrong. kids aren't dolls

not really too far off

Those kids wont know how 2 be parens when they have kids neither, Its a circle that needs 2 be broken.(in my opinion)

Stop playin adj You know you don't believe that is the cause, right???

seth I totally agree...if the parents can show how to parent....then unless the kids have a good mentor out there...they won't know how to be parents either.

A little bit of a good role modle will go a long way
little kids and even teenagers will grab onto something thay
like or respect, Good or bad,
Im glad we agree, I tired of arguing with folks.
By the way this thing was originaly 'School 1958 vs.2008' published in BACK WOODS HOME MAGAZINE 111, It came out this last week, it has 16 extra pages this issue, yall go check it out, thay are on the web.