School 1977 vs. School 2007

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School 1977 vs. School 2007

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Times have surely changed and if you didn't live back in the sixties and Seventies you missed a lot of good living!



SCHOOL 1977 vs. SCHOOL 2007



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.

2007 - School goes into lock down, 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 fist fight after school.

1977 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up Buddies.

2007- 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.

2007 - Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADHD. 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 careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.

2007 - 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.

2007 - 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.

2007 - 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.

2007 - 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.

2007 - 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.





So The Next Time You Hear Those 3 Little Words... New World Order

Remember Then and Now!

30 years from Now who Knows what it will be like ???
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Those examples are exaggerated but they aren't that far off! The two major problems with todays society is that everyone is too sensitive and that no one takes responsibility for what they do because its always someone else's fault. God bless America!
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Cappster wrote:Those examples are exaggerated but they aren't that far off! The two major problems with todays society is that everyone is too sensitive and that no one takes responsibility for what they do because its always someone else's fault. God bless America!



I blame YOU!!!




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NC43Hog wrote:
Cappster wrote:Those examples are exaggerated but they aren't that far off! The two major problems with todays society is that everyone is too sensitive and that no one takes responsibility for what they do because its always someone else's fault. God bless America!



I blame YOU!!!




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Re: School 1977 vs. School 2007

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1niksder wrote:Times have surely changed and if you didn't live back in the sixties and Seventies you missed a lot of good living!

SCHOOL 1977 vs. SCHOOL 2007

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Awwww... good times, good times! A hug was just a hug, a fight was just a fight, and a firecracker to an anthill was just that: a firecracker to an anthill...

I miss those carefree days...
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Post by Bob 0119 »

Great post, 1niksder. I missed most of the '77 year (being all of 3 years old at the time) but I remember the paddle in the Principal's office in elementary and middle school.

More importantly, I remember the horrific stories about how it had holes in it so there would be less wind resistance and it could hit you harder. And about how "a kid last year" (that was always the rumor) had to go to the hospital after a paddling.

I do remember when you could get into a fight, and not have to get the police involved. If you lost, you'd see 'em again.

I remember when ADHD was called being a kid, and the prescription was standing with your nose in the corner, or face the paddling.

Can you even ground kids anymore without facing a charge of "wrongful imprisonment"?

Can't wait 'til I have kids. I'll need to make sure I have an attorney on retainer first!
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