This IS true!(School Attitudes 1977 vs. School 2009)

School Attitudes 1977 vs. School 2009

Scenario1: Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.

1977 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up mates.

2009 - Police are called, Armed Response Unit arrives and arrests Johnny and Mark. Mobiles phones with evidence of fight are confiscated. Both are charged with assault, ASBOs are taken out and suspended even though Johnny started it. Diversionary conferences and parent meetings conducted. Mobile phone video shown on 6 internet sites.


Scenario2: Jeffrey won't sit still in class, disrupts other students.

1977 - Jeffrey is sent to the principal's office and given 6 of the best. Returns to class, sits still and never disrupts the class again.

2009 - Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin. Counselled to death. Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADHD. School gets extra funding because Jeffrey has a disability. Jeffrey drops out of school.


Scenario3: Billy breaks a window in his neighbour's car and his Dad gives him the slipper.

1977 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normally, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.

2009 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy is removed to foster care and joins a gang. Psychologist convinces 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: Mark brings cigarettes to school .

1977 - Mark shares a smoke with the school principal out on the smoking area.

2007 - Police are called and Mark is expelled from School for drug possession. His car is searched for drugs and weapons.


Scenario: Mohammed fails GCSE English.

1977 - Mohammed retakes his exam, passes and goes to college.

2009 - Mohammed's cause is taken up by local human rights group. Newspaper articles appear nationally, insisting that making English a requirement in school 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: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers, puts them in a model plane paint bottle and blows up an anthill.

1977 - Ants die.

2009 - MI5 and police are called and Johnny is charged with perpetrating acts of terrorism. Teams investigate parents, siblings are removed from the home, computers are confiscated, and Johnny's dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly with American airlines ever again.


Scenario: Johnny falls during playtime and scrapes his knee. His teacher, Mary, finds him crying, and gives him a hug to comfort him.

1977 - Johnny soon feels better and goes back to playing.

2009 - 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.


What have we gotten too?

This can't be true! Is it?

If so the US has gone insane.

That's how we're heading...Same with Australia.

seems like school changed so much..Makes me glad i finshed school when i did.

Alex I just remembered about an Australiean 12 year old beat up on an Australiean 16ish year old.
The older kid got fed up and flipped his bully breaking his leg. IDK what became of that... Do you know what happened after that?

That was on the US News

Here in Argentina is just the same...and we are going crazy too...

Vanesa.

@Sweetkrissy. Same here.


I heard their taking lot of fun games out of school. Like tag, dodge ball. (That's the only two, I think of, they took out of school.)

No wonder, kids are getting away with murder. Cause, if parents spank them. they get reported it. Next you know, parents can't give their kids time outs. People will think, that abuse.

Tag is out because you might trip and fall and the "safty" chips might poke your eyes out or you hit your head on concrete.

NO DODGEBALL!

Rules :
1. Don't aim for neck and up
2. Have fun
3. use many versions

HOW CAN YOU TAKE OUT DODGEBALL!?

Next thing you know they will say No Jumprope. You might trip and fall.

Thats rediculas

@David Yup, so true. It's the part of growing up. trip & fall. But today's world, people think is a no no.

anyone remembers, passing notes, you used paper & pencil. Give it you your friends before your teacher sees it. Now, it's lets text on our cellhpones, blackberries & etc...

lol the new world is weird but the texting thing I understand (but why in class? It makes vibrations) Once a kid in my class was called by a kid in the class next over and her desk started shaking My teacher then took it and called the girl who called that phone and the teacher in the other room picked up Those 2 girls had their cells taken away for the rest of the day but it was a funny Language class.

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I remember, watching Saturday cartoons in the morning. If, it was a nice day. I go ride my bike, go to the playground in our apartment complex, go swimming on hot sunny day. play with friends outside. School was fun, when i was kid. Even I didn't like the school work. We had chores at our school. Almost every kid had a chore. If, you didn't had chore to do. you sit quietly read a book or quietly talk to your friends. Going to the mall, was fun back in 80's & 90's. now, theirs no spark at the mall.

poo_cat wrote:

I would give ANYTHING to go back to 1977, and be 8 years old again for just a day! But make it a Saturday, so I can watch good old Saturday morning cartoons with a big bowl of Frankenberries for breakfast!!! Then when cartoons are over and I'm full of Frankensugar energy, I'll go ride my bike and play ball in the street 'til I hear my mom yell from the next block. "GET YOUR A** HOME NOW!!!" Now THAT'S a wonderful world..

I hear ya! Kids today have cartoon access 24/7 and any cartoon they'd like to see at their fingertips in Youtube. There is no "anticipation" or waiting for a special day. Saturday morning cartoons were awesome! Friday evening I would look for the TV section and gather with my cousins to go over the schedule of what cartoons we would watch LOL They were so many and having one tv we would have to make an agreement so as not to fight when I wanted to see Rainbow Brite or Jem and the Holograms lol Anyways, we'd start off really early, 5:30 or 6am. We would have either cereal or McDonalds breakfast. Around 11am, they would be over and then we'd spend the day playing outside with the kids in the neighborhood and not come inside the house till the street lights came on lol



In the 80s, you would SEE KIDS PLAYING in the neighborhood. Coming together and just playing, being kids. Today: I hardly see any kids playing outside... but then again... the world has changed. Pretty sad...





This is a picture in the mid 80s of me, my bro, cousin and a neighborhood kid (red & blue) who came over to play, after cartoons were over lol