What a difference 50 years makes

[eastendlu]

Differences in social atmosphere consider how schools reacted to situations in 1957 to how they reacted in 2007.

Funny scenarios:









SCHOOL -- 1957 vs. 2007



Scenario 1: Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in gun rack.


1957 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack.


2007 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers.





Scenario 2: Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.


1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies.


2007 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark. Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it.





Scenario 3: Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts other students.


1957 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by the Principal. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.



2007 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADD. School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a disability.





Scenario 4: Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.


1957 - 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 removed to foster care and joins a gang. State psychologist tells Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has affair with psychologist.





Scenario 5: Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.


1957 - Mark shares aspirin with Principal out on the smoking dock.


2007 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.





Scenario 6: Pedro fails high school English.


1957 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, and goes to college.


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 was given a diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.





Scenario 7: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, and blows up a red ant bed.



1957 - Ants die.


2007 - BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. Johnny charged with domestic terrorism, FBI investigates parents, siblings removed from home, computers confiscated; Johnny's Dad goes 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.



1957 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.


2007 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy.

[justplugit]

Having graduated High School in 1957 i gotta tell you Lu, your right on.

[Adam_777]

Lu thanks for putting it all in perspective like that.I had a post similar to this comparing what a difference 50 years makes on the growth and evolution of man .I deleted mine before hitting the "post quick reply".It was in a thread about a school shooting or something.If it is possible I think we've evolved so far we are actually devolving.Not sure if thats a word but I think it describes the moral of the story. The truth about Devolution and how we devolved to what we are today.

[RIJIMMY]

all reasons why I label myself a "conservative"

[striperman36]

It's not even 50 years, the before examples you used even happened in the 60's when I was in school.
I honestly see these deteriorations happening primarily in the last 20 years. I am not sure if it has been an escalation of law ethics vs moral ethics in re-enforcing/redefining individual rights or a bunch of moonbats with too much education trying to define it for us.

[RIJIMMY]

its the oprah-fication of america

[striperman36]

If she sees that she'll sue JohnR!!

[scone]

that's some stuff isn't it.when i was in school if you got into a fight the vice principal put both fighters in the gym with boxing gloves to hash it out. i'll bet that would go over big today.
on a side note, fifty years ago- i was stumbling around, drooling, babbling incoherently and crapping my pants. sounds a lot like any friday night in 2008,
except fifty years ago i was one.

[Tagger]

Sad Lu ... everybodys a victim and no ones responsible for thier own actions. We pay the "damages"...

[Swimmer]

Its so much easier to fall in on the side of failure. No work to do afterwards.

[justplugit]

Originally Posted by Swimmer

Its so much easier to fall in on the side of failure. No work to do afterwards.

That's one of the reasons people should work for welfare, so it is earned rather than an entitlement.

Nothiing like a good hard days work for a feeling of self worth and accomplishment.