School, 1967 vs. 2007

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Original is here http://dmiessler.com/blogarchive/tha...en-this-is-now

School, 1967 vs. 2007
Scenario: Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in gun rack.
1967 - Vice principal comes over to look at Jack’s shotgun. He goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack.
2007 - School goes into lock down, and FBI is called. Jack is hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers.

Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.
1967 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up best friends.
2007 - Police called. SWAT team arrives. Johnny and Mark are arrested and charged with assault. Both are expelled even though Johnny started it.

Scenario: Jeffrey won’t be still in class, disrupts other students.
1967 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by the principal. He returns to class, sits still, and doesn't disrupt class again.
2007 - Jeffrey is diagnosed with ADD and given huge doses of Ritalin; becomes a zombie. School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a learning disability.

Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his neighbor’s car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.
1967 - 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 placed in foster care and joins a gang. State psychologist convinces Billy’s sister that she remembers being abused herself, and their dad goes to prison. Billy’s mom has affair with psychologist.

Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.
1967 - Mark shares aspirin with principal out on the smoking dock.
2007 - Police called. Mark is expelled from school for drug violations. Car is searched for drugs and weapons.

Scenario: Pedro fails high school English.
1967 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college, and graduates.
2007 - Pedro’s cause is taken up by 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 is given a diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he can't speak English.

Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, and blows up a red ant bed.
1967 - Ants die.
2007 - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Homeland Security, and FBI called. Johnny is charged with domestic terrorism. The FBI investigates parents; siblings are removed from home; computers confiscated. Johnny’s dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.

Scenario: Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He's found crying by his teacher, Heather. Heather hugs him to comfort him.
1967 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2007 - Heather is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces three years in state prison. Johnny undergoes five years of therapy.

[FSANE]

So true

[Hot Black Trans-Am]

I saw this changing while I was in high-school in the early 90's. Alot of stuff we did similar to the 67 stuff you can't get away with now.

[bluefields88]

my school got so rediculous with rules that a guy in my class had his own prom at his parent's club. my real senior prom was almost empty. I was pissed.

[Too Fast]

That's the new improved way of doing things, eh? Sucks.

[B34M3R]

That's the new improved way of doing things, eh? Sucks.

Tell me about it.

[third_shift|studios]

lol...a few extremes, but definately funny

[00 formula]

My brother got in a fist fight after school his sophmore year (he's a senior now), the other kid started it and admited to it, the school called the cops, my brother (and parents) still had to go to court and ended up getting probation.

I graduated in '99 got in to god knows how many fights and I thought the worst thing was that I still got a 1 day suspension even though the other kid started it.

[Daniel P.]

I live in the sticks and if you leave your gun in your vehicle the principal will come get you and have you pull around front across the street. During deer season the parking lot is usually empty.

[JwMonE99]

Funny my teacher just showed me this the other day

[1MileCrash]

hahahahaha...oh wait...it's true...i made myself feel bad...

[fccs]

thats so true which is pretty pathetic what a shit world anymore..

[Hot Black Trans-Am]

I was always on detention for doing shit. Now I'd probably be expelled for the same stuff.

[derrinx]

hahahahhahahahaha

[Hot Black Trans-Am]

My freshman year I started with the first week of school having a week of DT and the last week of my senior year I had a week of morning and after school DT. I was in there so much I made deals with the guy that monitored it for I didn't have to be in there all the time. It was nice that he used to own a liquor store!

[hutch1999]

Yea our generation got screwed on a lot of things.

[Hot Black Trans-Am]

It was a competition with my friends to see who the first was for the week to get sweat rolling down the head of the guy that handed out DT's and stuff. I can't remember what his title was, but he was a short fat bald guy. It was so much fun!

[0rion]

ok, question to some of you younger guys. Do they still beat erasers outside? I remember doing that as a kid. Go out and beat the chalk dust out of the erasers.

[splitfinger09]

ok, question to some of you younger guys. Do they still beat erasers outside? I remember doing that as a kid. Go out and beat the chalk dust out of the erasers.

I graduated in 05 and I dont ever remember seeing anyone having to do that. Alot of our boards were dry/erase.

[basballny2]

this is all because of liberal assholes......