SCHOOL 1977 vs. SCHOOL 2014

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SCHOOL 1977 vs. SCHOOL 2014

Postby Tug002 » Thu Aug 07, 2014 8:43 pm

SCHOOL 1977 vs. SCHOOL 2014


Scenario: Jack goes duck hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in gun rack.
1977 - Vice principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his own shotgun to show Jack.
2014 - School goes into lockdown, the Feds and ATF are called, Jack is hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors are called in to assist traumatized students and teachers.

Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.
1977 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies.
2014- Police are called, SWAT team arrives and arrests Johnny and Mark. They are charged with assault and both are expelled even though Johnny started it.

Scenario: Jeffrey won't sit still in class, disrupts other students.
1977 - Jeffrey is sent to the principal's office and given a good paddling. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.
2014 - Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADD. School gets extra district funding 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.
1977 - Billy is more care ful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.
2014 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy is 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 an affair with the psychologist.

Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some Aspirin to school.
1977 - Mark shares Aspirin with the school principal out on the smoking dock.
2014 - Police are called and Mark is expelled from school for drug violations. His car is searched for drugs and weapons.

Scenario: Pedro fails high-school English.
1977 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college.
2014 - Pedro's cause is taken up by local human rights group. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that making English a requirement for graduation is racist. Lawyers file class action lawsuit against the public school system and Pedro's English teacher. English is banned from core curriculum. Pedro is given his diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.

Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover 4th of July firecrackers, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle and blows up an anthill.
1977 - Ants die.
2014 - FBI are called and Johnny is charged with domestic terrorism. They investigate his parents, siblings are removed from the home, computers are confiscated, and Johnny's dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.

Scenario: Johnny falls during recess and scrapes his knee. His teacher, Mary, finds him crying, and gives him a hug to comfort him.
1977 - Johnny soon feels better and goes back to playing.
2014- Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces three years in federal prison. Johnny undergoes five years of therapy.

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Re: SCHOOL 1977 vs. SCHOOL 2014

Postby mustangaroo » Fri Aug 08, 2014 4:29 am

As to scenario #1: flashback to a country school 1965 in Oklahoma. Principal calls out all the boys with guns in their pickups and tells them to roll up the windows and lock the doors so the little boys won't get their little fingers around something they do not respect. True story. The smoking areas were common in high schools then as well. Today common sense is not so common and left up to people who are terrified of their own shadow to enforce what might befall us stupid peeps. :whistle: :whistle:
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Re: SCHOOL 1977 vs. SCHOOL 2014

Postby OldAirmail » Fri Aug 08, 2014 5:19 am

True story - some time back I was in a McDonalds eating lunch.

On the opposite side, and down about 8 - 10 tables a mother and son sat and ate.

The little boy got up and started walking on top of the empty tables.

The mother just sat there eating.




In the fifties & sixties new parents were told that disciplining their children was "bad" for their development.

Hmmmm. I see. :think:
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Re: SCHOOL 1977 vs. SCHOOL 2014

Postby wifesaysno » Fri Aug 08, 2014 7:19 am

OldAirmail wrote:True story - some time back I was in a McDonalds eating lunch.

On the opposite side, and down about 8 - 10 tables a mother and son sat and ate.

The little boy got up and started walking on top of the empty tables.

The mother just sat there eating.




In the fifties & sixties new parents were told that disciplining their children was "bad" for their development.

Hmmmm. I see. :think:



I am a 90s kid and can safely say my parents (mostly my dad) put the fear of God into me! :lol:

One screw up and you knew it. No questions. Simply did not do it again!

I turned out pretty normal and not traumatized...what it did do is give me a healthy respect for any boss, work hard, and go the extra mile. Parents would trust you and that trust also was a benefit...

No more of this touchy-feely BS please!
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Re: SCHOOL 1977 vs. SCHOOL 2014

Postby OldAirmail » Fri Aug 08, 2014 6:04 pm

BTW - Thanks Tug. :D
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Re: SCHOOL 1977 vs. SCHOOL 2014

Postby Jetranger » Fri Aug 08, 2014 8:51 pm

1974

I was in Grade School,,, in Kansas, I sold Ring Neck Little Snakes to other kids at school for $5.00,, then took that 5 bucks and would buy cute girls Lunch,,,

imagine the trouble I'd be in today if I did that,,,

Lets see, I'd have the CDC crawling up my backside, the United States Pentagon, CIA, FBI, the entire School Board, Neighborhood on Lockdown - Pansified Clueless Mothers getting their Panties in a knot - kicked out of school forever - Police called, I'd be arrested , have to go to Court , pay a fine , end up with a Criminal record

All for selling baby ring neck snakes for $5.00 measly dollars, so I could buy like 5 cute girls lunch and play like I was Hugh Hefner, Geee who'd thought ???

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Re: SCHOOL 1977 vs. SCHOOL 2014

Postby Tug002 » Sat Aug 09, 2014 5:09 am

OldAirmail wrote:BTW - Thanks Tug. :D


Always my pleasure :D

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Re: SCHOOL 1977 vs. SCHOOL 2014

Postby Apex » Sun Aug 10, 2014 10:47 am

Ain't it all true?

"You'd better start swimmin' or you'll sink like a stone, for the times, they are a-changin'."

So sang Bob Dylan long ago. How right he was.

This actually happened to a friend's son ("Pete". Name changed, of course.):

Scenario: High school: Pete's girlfriend is being harassed daily by some guy.
1977: Pete lightly beats the stuffing out of the guy and tells him to lay off his girl. The jerk keeps his distance from now on.
2014: Pete's father is called to the school and informed that Pete will be suspended for a week or so, or assault charges will be leveled at Pete if they do not accept the suspension. The harasser is told to stop the harassment, but no punishment is assigned. Pete's father must contact the harasser's father and assure him that Pete will not create any further problems in the future.
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Re: SCHOOL 1977 vs. SCHOOL 2014

Postby Hawkeye07 » Tue Aug 12, 2014 4:40 pm

Apex wrote:Ain't it all true?

"You'd better start swimmin' or you'll sink like a stone, for the times, they are a-changin'."

So sang Bob Dylan long ago. How right he was.

This actually happened to a friend's son ("Pete". Name changed, of course.):

Scenario: High school: Pete's girlfriend is being harassed daily by some guy.
1977: Pete lightly beats the stuffing out of the guy and tells him to lay off his girl. The jerk keeps his distance from now on.
2014: Pete's father is called to the school and informed that Pete will be suspended for a week or so, or assault charges will be leveled at Pete if they do not accept the suspension. The harasser is told to stop the harassment, but no punishment is assigned. Pete's father must contact the harasser's father and assure him that Pete will not create any further problems in the future.


TRUE STORY
1967: Pete's two best friends beat the crap out of the harasser and dare him to come within 50 feet of Pete's girl. Threaten to crave her name in his butt. Luckily for the P.O.S. her name was "Jan". ... :think: I wonder where Pete's other best friend is these days?

Words of Wisdom: When you go to beat up somebody don't do it in front of witnesses so it's his word against yours and wear gloves so your knuckles aren't banged up.
Not suggesting anything here just sort of reminiscing out loud you might say..... :lol: :lol:
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Re: SCHOOL 1977 vs. SCHOOL 2014

Postby Hawkeye07 » Tue Aug 12, 2014 4:47 pm

P.S. Almost forgot! The harasser turned into a wife beater later on and she blew his "asp" away on Christmas day 1981. She got off on a self defense plea. :clap: :clap:


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Re: SCHOOL 1977 vs. SCHOOL 2014

Postby Fozzer » Tue Aug 12, 2014 6:15 pm

School, 1940's....

We used to get the crap beaten out of us daily by the Teachers and Headmasters.....

...(normal part of the Teachers and Headmasters daily routine)...

...didn't do us any permanent harm though, and made us all into good Citizens... :D ...!

Paul....I remember that Headmaster, like it was yesterday!... ;) ...(He was also a Justice of the Peace!).... :o ...!
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Re: SCHOOL 1977 vs. SCHOOL 2014

Postby OldAirmail » Tue Aug 12, 2014 8:27 pm

Paul, if that were to happen to you today (and you being the same age as you were then), you'd go through 10 years of counseling.

To soothe your poor traumatized mind you'd go out and kill a few people tomorrow.



Luckily for you (and the rest of the world) parents, teachers, and people who really cared caught bad behavior and nipped it in the bud.
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Re: SCHOOL 1977 vs. SCHOOL 2014

Postby Hawkeye07 » Tue Aug 12, 2014 8:56 pm

I went through 13 years (including Kindergarten) in Parochial schools. The nuns, friars and lay teachers used corporal punishment sparingly but effectively. The discipline I learned in those years served me very well in the many years I served in the U.S.Navy and afterwards. I don't regret any of my schooling experiences. If anything it gave me more backbone and a thicker hide.

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