Progress: Ain’t it wonderful
SCHOOL–1957 vs. 2009
Scenario: Jack goes rabbit shooting before school, pulls into school parking lot with rifle in gun rack.
- 1957 – Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack’s rifle, goes to his car and gets his rifle & chats with Jack about guns.
- 2009 – School goes into lock down, Star Force called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again.. Counsellors called in for traumatized students and teachers.
Scenario ::Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.
- 1957 – Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies.
- 2009 – Police called, arrests Johnny and Mark.. Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it. Both children go to anger management programs for 3 months. School board hold meeting to implement bullying prevention programs
Scenario:: Robbie won’t be still in class, disrupts other students.
- 1957 – Robbie sent to office and given 6 of the best by the Principal. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.
- 2009 – 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 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.
- 2009 – 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.
Scenario : Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.
- 1957 – Mark gets glass of water from Principal to take aspirin with.
- 2009 – Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.
Scenario : Johnny takes apart leftover fireworks from Halloween, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up an ant nest.
- 1957 -Ants die.
- 2009- State Police, Star Force, Federal Police & Anti-terrorism Squad called. Johnny charged with domestic terrorism, Feds 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 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.
- 2009 – Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy .
As exaggerated or selective as some of those are. there is far too much truth in them for this to be labeled only as humor. I remember in elementary school getting hugs from teachers when I was upset, I also remember when I was in teacher training in the early 70′s being warned to avoid any physical contact whatsoever, with a student.
