Times: They are a Changing

[SilvrT]

1961 vs. 2011

 

Scenario 1:

Jack goes duck hunting before school and then pulls into the school parking lot with his shotgun in his truck's gun rack.

1961 -Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack..

2011 -School goes into lock down, Police called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counsellors called in for traumatized students and teachers.

 

Scenario 2:

Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school.

1961 -Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies.

2011 -Police called and SWAT team arrives -- they arrest bothJohnny and Mark. They are both charged with assault and both expelled even though Johnny started it.

 

Scenario 3:

Jeffrey will not be still in class, he disrupts other students.

1961 -Jeffrey sent to the Principal's office and given the strap by the Principal. He then returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.

2011 -Jeffrey is given huge doses of a tranquilizer. He becomes a zombie. He is then tested for ADD.. The school gets extra money from the province because Jeffrey has a disability.

 

Scenario 4:

Billy breaks a window in his neighbour's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.

 

1961 -Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to university and becomes a successful businessman.

2011 -Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy is removed tofoster care and joins a gang. The children's aid worker is told by Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has an affair with the aid worker.

 

 

Scenario 5:

Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.

1961- Mark shares his aspirin with one of the teachers who also has a headache.

2011- The police are called and Mark is expelled from school for drug violations.. His car is then searched for drugs and weapons.

 

Scenario 6:

Mohammed fails high school English.

1961- Mohammed goes to summer school, passes English and goes to university.

2011- Mohammed's cause is taken up by the province. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist. Citizen's Rights Coalition files class action lawsuit against the provincial school system and Mohammed's English teacher. English is then banned from core curriculum.. Mohammed is given his diploma anyway but ends up driving a cab for a living because he cannot speak English.

 

 

Scenario 7:

Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle and blows up a red ant bed..

1961 - Ants die.

2011 -CSIS, the RCMP and local authorities are all called. Johnny is charged with domestic terrorism. The RCMP investigates his parents --and all siblings are removed from their home and all computers are confiscated. Johnny's dad is placed on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.

 

Scenario 8:

Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary.

Mary hugs him to comfort him.

1961 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.

2011 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job.. She faces 3 years in Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy at the expense of the taxpayers.

 

 

This should hit every email inbox to show how stupid we have become

[barend]

And here is an actual:

SC will lose somewheres around 38 Billion in special Ed funds because they did not spend enough on it in the last school year.

 

What am I missing ... you should have spend more so we are going to give you less so you can spend more :think::think:

[Carbon_One]

It's a crazy upsidedown world we live in today it seems. Everything today is an over-reaction to what it should be. Common sense no longer applies.

Good one SilvrT.

Larry