Old School VS New School

[drver]

This isn't intended to offend anyone but here's an email a friend sent me today I thought I'd share. What do you think??? Old school or New school?

SCHOOL -- 1957 vs. 2007 Scenario: 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. 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. 2007 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark. Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it.
Scenario: 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: Billy breaks a window in his neighbour'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: 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: Pedro fails high school English. 1957 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, 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 given diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.
Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, 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: 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.

[anne]

Old School

[smartfox]

Some of these kids need to get either contained, or shoved around from time to time when they are being very disrespectful to a teacher but with the laws now you cannot do anything. For example 2 days ago there were 2 students that were showing off a cell phone that they probably stole and when I told them to give me the phone 2 to 3 kids gathered up and exchanged the phone and hid it. I felt like grabbing the 2 kids and just manhandling them a bit and take the cell phone from them but if I did that I can put my career in danger. It turns out that the phone was indeed stolen because the kid came to me later and told me that his phone was not in his backpack.The next morning I told the officer at the school about it and also told her what I felt like doing and what I actually did and she agreed not to touch a student no matter what because I could end up in a lot of trouble. I did tell her who the 2 students were. That is all I can do now a days. Wish I could do more but the law does not allow me to.

[smartfox]

I work at a Middle School.

[Tn Dirt Digger]

OLD SCHOOL........The good old days are just that.....Good old days......I think we should have do overs!!!!!!

[Buster]

Do overs would be good....Buster....

[MinelabMan]

Old school for sure.......I used to get paddled with an oar from a teacher......didn't hurt me a bit (well it hurt alot, but I deserved it and learned from it)

[EBCIII]

OLD School!!! Gotta make you wonder don't it, Beale.

[drver]

Minelabman, ohh I forgot about the paddle. Oh yea it hurt.

[Lt1stone]

Old School, even though my dad was a teacher!