School 1960 V School 2008

[jedibond]

Scenario 1: Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.

 

1960 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up mates.

 

2008 - Police are called, Armed Response Unit arrives and arrests Johnny and Mark. Mobiles with video of fight confiscated as evidence. They are charged with assault, ASBOs are taken out and both are suspended even though Johnny started it. Diversionary conferences and parent meetings conducted. Video shown on 6 internet sites.

 

 

Scenario 2: Jeffrey won't sit still in class, disrupts other students.

 

1960 - Jeffrey is sent to the principal's office and given 6 of the best.Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.

 

2008 - Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin, counselled to death, becomes a zombie and is tested for ADD. School gets extra funding because Jeffrey has a disability. Drops out of school.

 

 

Scenario 3: Billy breaks a window in his neighbour's car and his Dad gives him the slipper.

 

1960 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college,and becomes a successful businessman.

 

2008 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy is removed to foster care and joins a gang. Psychologist tells Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison. Billy's mum has an affair with the psychologist. Psychologist gets a promotion.

 

 

Scenario 4: Mark, a college student, brings cigarettes to school

 

1960 - Mark shares a smoke with the school principal out on the smoking area.

 

2008 - Police are called and Mark is expelled from School for drug possession. His car is searched for drugs and weapons.

 

 

Scenario 5: Mohammed fails high school English.

 

1960 - Mohammed retakes his exam, passes and goes to college.

 

2008 - Mohammed's cause is taken up by local human rights group. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that making English a requirement for graduation is racist. Civil Liberties Association files class action lawsuit against state school system and his English teacher. English is banned from core curriculum. Mohammed is given his qualification anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.

 

 

Scenario 6: Johnny takes apart leftover fireworks, puts them in a old bottle and blows up an anthill.

 

1960 - Ants die.

 

2008 - MI5 and police are called and Johnny is charged with perpetrating acts of terrorism. Teams investigate parents, siblings re 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 7: Johnny falls during break 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.

 

2008 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces three years in prison. Johnny undergoes five years of therapy. Becomes gay.

Edited January 21, 2008 by jedibond

[chesters1]

its all true

although i expect in the 2008 scenarios "someones" to blame and get sued

[kleinboet]

Unfortunately, that is SO close to the truth to be SCARY!!!!!!!!

[captain cojones]

very good.

[starlight]

i like the blowing up ants one

[poledark]

Just one comment re the "takes apart firework and blows up ants"

 

When I was about 9 or 10 years old (1940's) a youth in my street blew his own hand off doing just that.

 

Den

[captain cojones]

Just one comment re the "takes apart firework and blows up ants"

 

When I was about 9 or 10 years old (1940's) a youth in my street blew his own hand off doing just that.

 

Den

i knew one who blew his hand off, by ramming the powder down inside a small pushbike frame, with a metal bar. 11 0r 12 he was.

[Bobj]

And, in the 50s, ALL maths was done in the head, or, on the work page; now, the kids have computers....I remember in the 60s, when we were building the Robe River Railway, going to the construction camp manager and warning him of an imminent quarry blast to produce rail ballast, so that the company could prepare to shut down the room sized 64k computer....

[Newt]

Just one comment re the "takes apart firework and blows up ants"

 

When I was about 9 or 10 years old (1940's) a youth in my street blew his own hand off doing just that.

 

And all his mates took the obvious lesson from that so were much more careful when messing about with explosives.

 

Today's attitude of, "someone was hurt (or might possibly be hurt) doing whatever so we should forbid it for everyone" stikes me as being a cure that is worse than the disease ever was.

[Lid]

At my school (in the 70's), I used to blow up windows and bottles with 1940s crow scarers. However this and all the other similar dabbling in similar stopped when a younger lad blew three fingers off one hand with some stolen chemicals from the labs! I forgotten what is was now, but the mix was a documented explosive and he was ramming it into a test tube that he was clasping with his hand.