SCHOOL -- 1970 vs. 2010
 

SCHOOL -- 1970 vs. 2010



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

1970 - Crowd gathers. Johnny wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up best mates for life.

2010 - Police called, arrests Johnny and Mark.. Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Mark started it. Both children go to anger management programs for 3 months. School board hold meeting to impliment bullying prevention programs

Scenario:
Robbie won't Keep still in class, disrupts other students.

1970 - Robbie sent to office and given 6 of the best by the Headmasterl. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.

2010 - Robbie given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADD. Robbie's parents get fortnightly disability payments and School gets extra funding from state because Robbie has a disability.

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

1970 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.

20010 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to foster care and joins a gang. Goverment psychologist tells Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison.

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

1970 - Mark gets glass of water from Teacher to take aspirin with.

2010 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.


Scenario :
Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from Guy Fawkes, puts them in a model airfix paint bottle, blows up an ant’s nest.

1970 - Ants die.

2010- Police, Armed Forces, & Anti-terrorism Squad called. Johnny charged with domestic terrorism, MI5 investigate parents, siblings 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 break and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary . Mary hugs him to comfort him.

1970 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.

2010 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy.

I like the aspirin scenario.

Yep! Funny comparison, but pretty much rings true.

Please tell me your mind is not that simple. Reading your anologies, I'd guess you did not actually grow up in the '70s. Yes, we have become more pussified due to the times. That's not from the times, but from the lawyers, and those that are afraid of them.

um sorry, I should have stated that this is a post from a humour email that was passed to me (from my mother actually). Thought it would bring a chuckle, not a diagnosis...

HUMOR section... take it with a grain of salt and smile...:rolleyes:

This isn't true? And I'm only partially surprised that the same stuff has been going on in England as well (MI5 reference...).

I guess this is going to be this generations 'walking uphill both ways through a snowstorm' story. Except, I did some of those things and would be really scared about what would happen now if I was in middle school.

I'm glad I finished school before Columbine. And it was already starting to look like a prison (new iron fences went up senior year).