Posted by
emjayne on Saturday, March 08, 2008 3:52:19 PM
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 lockdown, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counsellors called in for traumatized students and teachers.
Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight 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 both with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it.
Scenario: Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts other students.
1957--Jeffrey sent to the 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 business man.
2007--Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to foster care and joins a gang. State psychologist tells Billy's sister tht 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.
1957--Mark shares aspirin with the 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 case is taken up by the 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 decent English.
Scenario--Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th of July, puts them into a model airplane paint bottle, blows up a red ant bed.
1957--Ants die.
2007--BATJ, Homeland Security, FBI called. Johnny charged with domestic terrorism, FBI investigates parents , siblings removed from home, computers confiscated, Johnny's Dad goes on a terror watch 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.
After you get through being sick from this, send it to all the teachers and principals and teachers' unions you know.