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School 1960 vs. School 2007
Posted on 12/13/2007 7:27:15 AM PST by Gopher Broke
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True but sad...sad that these are all very real outcomes in today's pc world.
To: Gopher Broke
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posted on
12/13/2007 7:32:38 AM PST
by
JamesP81
("I am against "zero tolerance" policies. It is a crutch for idiots." --FReeper Tenacious 1)
To: Gopher Broke
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posted on
12/13/2007 7:33:51 AM PST
by
Hegemony Cricket
(You can't seriously tell me you think we need more laws, or that we don't already have too many.)
To: Gopher Broke
Your work, Gopher? If yes, then “well done.” If not, the writer sure hit the nail on the head.
To: Gopher Broke
Scenario: Johnny passes Algebra 1
1960: Johnny now may graduate to High School
2007: Johnny needs 8 more courses to get his B.S. in Education
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posted on
12/13/2007 7:38:58 AM PST
by
Loud Mime
(Hell on Earth: Clinton here, Putin there)
To: Gopher Broke
Love it.
Bring back the 50’s!
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posted on
12/13/2007 7:45:10 AM PST
by
Clint N. Suhks
(I'm sorry I had a fight in the middle of your Black Panther party ©®™)
To: Froufrou
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posted on
12/13/2007 7:50:51 AM PST
by
JamesP81
("I am against "zero tolerance" policies. It is a crutch for idiots." --FReeper Tenacious 1)
To: Loud Mime; Hegemony Cricket; JamesP81
‘Those who can, do; everyone else teaches...?’
This is what happens when you force nannies on grownups.
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posted on
12/13/2007 7:55:16 AM PST
by
Froufrou
To: Gopher Broke
1960 - Mark shares Aspirin with the school principal out on the smoking dock. Smoking dock? In 1960 the principal was smoking in his own office.
I'm guessing other elements of 60s school life is long gone in 2007:
- Playing Smear the Queer with the Football
- Singing Negro spirituals in music class
Once when I accidently got on the wrong bus (I was 6), the bus driver finished her route and then drove me home herself in her car.
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posted on
12/13/2007 7:59:14 AM PST
by
meowmeow
(In Loving Memory of Our Dear Viking Kitty (1987-2006))
To: Gopher Broke
Scenario one is exactly what happened here just a few months ago at my wife’s workplace: A guy bought a new rifle and showed it to his friends in the parking lot at work. The entire business park went into lockdown and police swarmed the buildings.
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posted on
12/13/2007 8:04:36 AM PST
by
ZGuy
(Everyone who goes to public school is a victim.)
To: Froufrou; Loud Mime
Scenario: Johnny passes Algebra 1
1960: Johnny now may graduate to High School
2007: Johnny needs 8 more courses to get his B.S. in Education--
Those who can, do; everyone else teaches...?
My wife was a teacher for 11 years. Educated at what is now known as Texas State University. She received a great education and is a very bright woman indeed.
Those who can't make fun of those that do.
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posted on
12/13/2007 8:08:14 AM PST
by
al_c
(Avoid the consequences of erudite vernacular utilized irrespective of necessity)
To: al_c
Those who can't make fun of those that do.
And that was my point, exactly. Thank you for spelling it out for anyone who missed it.
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posted on
12/13/2007 8:10:50 AM PST
by
Froufrou
To: Froufrou
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posted on
12/13/2007 8:43:30 AM PST
by
absalom01
(The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.)
To: meowmeow
- Playing Smear the Queer with the Football
We played that all the time. Now, my kids call it "Smash the guy".
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posted on
12/13/2007 8:47:26 AM PST
by
Sopater
(A wise man's heart inclines him to the right, but a fool's heart to the left. ~ Ecclesiastes 10:2)
To: Sopater
One of my clients said his daughter came home and wanted to show him a new card game she learned at school, called “Top It.” As she demonstrated, he realized it was the same card game we played as kids...except we called it WAR.
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posted on
12/13/2007 8:51:41 AM PST
by
meowmeow
(In Loving Memory of Our Dear Viking Kitty (1987-2006))
To: Gopher Broke
Scenario: The school nerd is teased and made fun of by jocks.
1960: School nerd escapes high school, is accepted to MIT, earns his PhD in computer science and starts a microchip company that becomes a billion dollar revenue earner.
2007: School nerd caches guns and ammo throughout senior year and crashes jock graduation party killing 37 party goers ranging in age from 14 to 26 and then turns gun on self.
To: meowmeow
it was the same card game we played as kids...except we called it WAR.
My kids do play "WAR". I taught them how. Never heard it called "Top it".
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posted on
12/13/2007 10:23:44 AM PST
by
Sopater
(A wise man's heart inclines him to the right, but a fool's heart to the left. ~ Ecclesiastes 10:2)
To: Gopher Broke
Scenario: Johnny falls during recess and scrapes his knee. His teacher, Mary, finds him crying, and gives him a hug to comfort him.
1960 - 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.
unless she's hawt and gets the "not guilty" vote and ends up with a slap on the wrist.
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posted on
12/13/2007 10:42:56 AM PST
by
absolootezer0
(white male christian hetero married gun toting SUV driving motorcycle riding conservative smoker)
To: Gopher Broke
Jane is tomboyish, wears her hair short, likes to wear jeans and play sports.
1960: Jane discovers boys her junior year (she’s got lots of male friends from being such a tomboy,) starts dating boys, grows up, gets married, has kids.
Today: Jane is sent to the “Gay and Lesbian counselor” at her school, who tells her she’s gay and it’s great to be gay and she should come out of the closet and be proud! Jane ends up totally messed up as a result.
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posted on
12/13/2007 10:55:43 AM PST
by
Nea Wood
(I'm not a bad Christian because I refuse to join you in giving other people's stuff away.)
To: meowmeow
Negro spiritualsOr, as they called them in the black schools, "spirituals".
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posted on
12/13/2007 6:03:33 PM PST
by
Jeff Chandler
("Liberals want to save the world for the children they aren't having." -Mark Steyn)
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