[Gopher Broke]

True but sad...sad that these are all very real outcomes in today's pc world.

[JamesP81]

bttt

[Hegemony Cricket]

I wanna go back... :-(

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Your work, Gopher? If yes, then “well done.” If not, the writer sure hit the nail on the head.

[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

[Clint N. Suhks]

Love it.

Bring back the 50’s!

[JamesP81]

The sad truth ping

[meowmeow]

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.

[ZGuy]

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.

[cowboyway]

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.

[absolootezer0]

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.

[Nea Wood]

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.