Daily Kitten Chat Forum Topic: School 1960 vs. School 2007

Daily Kitten Chat Forum Topic: School 1960 vs. School 2007 http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ Daily Kitten Chat Forum Topic: School 1960 vs. School 2007 en Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:44:07 +0000 Nirmal on "School 1960 vs. School 2007" http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/3785#post-107227 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:40:30 +0000 Nirmal 107227@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ Scenario 12: Mark and Mary - two young people - are attracted to one another and want to date. 1960: If Mark is different race than Mary : Mark is viciously beaten by a bunch of neighbors and Mary is ostracized. 2007: No matter what race they are : Mark and Mary go out, Mary gets pregnant, both have drug and alcohol problems, and Mark leaves her for Cynthia. Behind his back, Mary has been sleeping with Rich, Jason, Robert, Edward, Liam, and a few other boys. Nether marry each other. Both marry other people, but after a short time are divorced, and Mary is dependent on welfare. Scenario 13: Clark thinks that he might be attracted to other boys. 1960: Clark hates himself for being a disgusting perv and commits suicide. 2007: Clark is made fun of by fellow students because he's gay, gets harrassed terribly, beaten by others. He falls in love wth another boy, but is not allowed to marry because it is still considered 'immoral' by many small minds. He winds up being murdered by thugs who hate gay people. All in all, we have come a long way, BUT we have a lot further to go, and let us hope not in the wrong direction. ...Joins in the chorus of look on the brighter side of life, arm in arm with George Harrison. :) HuddysMama on "School 1960 vs. School 2007" http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/3785#post-107017 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:49:48 +0000 HuddysMama 107017@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ I have a friend who's a bit older than I am (I think she's about 57 or will be) and she said to me "This is not the world I grew up in and I don't like it." I told her that was the dumbest statement I'd ever heard. Who wants time to stand still? But she came of age at a different time than I did so maybe everybody of her era thinks that way. I came up in the 60s and 70s so that's probably what shaped me and my ideals. AnnF on "School 1960 vs. School 2007" http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/3785#post-107008 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:42:47 +0000 AnnF 107008@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ It's all a set of tradeoffs, definitely. More freedom often brings more abuse of those freedoms and more stringent societal standards often bring more abuse of those standards. I'm not even sure that there ever was a "best" time to live in! We're all more or less shaped for the era that was most formative for us, and it's our own flexibility or lack thereof that determines how well we adapt to subsequent changes. HuddysMama on "School 1960 vs. School 2007" http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/3785#post-106997 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:27:07 +0000 HuddysMama 106997@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ These were awesome. And Joan, excellent point. MeezerMama in OK; 10/23 on "School 1960 vs. School 2007" http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/3785#post-106989 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:20:43 +0000 MeezerMama in OK; 10/23 106989@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ All the scenarios are true. There is good and bad with everything. JoanfromNewJersey on "School 1960 vs. School 2007" http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/3785#post-106975 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:09:14 +0000 JoanfromNewJersey 106975@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ *in her best Monty Python voice* Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life... AnnF on "School 1960 vs. School 2007" http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/3785#post-106667 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:44:26 +0000 AnnF 106667@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ On the other hand... Scenario 8: Mark, a black boy, and Mary, a white girl, are attracted to one another and want to date. 1960: Mark is viciously beaten by a bunch of neighbors and Mary is ostracized. 2007: Mark and Mary go out, without more than one or two snide comments. Scenario 9: Janet loves math and science and decides that she wants to take an advanced physics class. 1960: She is teased by all the other students, boys and girls, and the teacher often comments on how girls really can't do that kind of advanced math or science. 2007: Janet takes the class. Scenario 10: Clark thinks that he might be attracted to other boys. 1960: Clark hates himself for being a disgusting perv and commits suicide. 2007: Clark's health class taught that he's not alone or disgusting. When he comes out, most students don't think it's a big deal. Scenario 11: Miss Parker teaches history. 1960: Miss Parker is paid less than male teachers with less seniority and lower ratings, particularly because rumor has it that she's going to get engaged soon, which means she'll just leave to have babies. 2007: Ms Parker can go on maternity leave and come back to her job. If she's paid less than male peers, she has legal recourse. Karenopa on "School 1960 vs. School 2007" http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/3785#post-106545 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:37:19 +0000 Karenopa 106545@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ Ain't that the truth!!! TheKnittingNinja on "School 1960 vs. School 2007" http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/3785#post-106395 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:16:48 +0000 TheKnittingNinja 106395@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ School 1960 vs. School 2007 1. Scenario: Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in gun rack. 1960 - Vice principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his own shotgun to show Jack. 2007 - School goes into lockdown, the FBI is called, Jack is hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors are called in to assist traumatized students and teachers. 2. Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school 1960 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies. 2007 - Police are called, SWAT team arrives and arrests Johnny and Mark. They are charged with assault and both are expelled even though Johnny started it. 3. Scenario: Jeffrey won't sit still in class, disrupts other students. 1960 - Jeffrey is sent to the principal's office and given a good paddling. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again. 2007 - Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADD. School gets extra state funding because Jeffrey has a disability. 4. Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt. 1960 - 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 is 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 an affair with the psychologist. 5. Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some Aspirin to school 1960 - Mark shares Aspirin with the school principal out on the smoking deck. 2007 - Police are called and Mark is expelled from School for drug violations. His car is searched for drugs and weapons. 6. Scenario: Pedro fails high-school English. 1960 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college. 2007 - Pedro's cause is taken up by local human rights group. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that making English a requirement for graduation is racist. US Civil Liberties Union files class action lawsuit against state school system and Pedro's English teacher. English is banned from core curriculum. Pedro is given his diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English. 7. Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover Independence Day firecrackers, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle and blows up an anthill. 1960 - Ants die. 2007 - Homeland Security and the FBI are called and Johnny is charged with domestic 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 again. 7. Scenario: Johnny falls during recess and scrapes his knee. His teacher, Mary, finds him crying, and gives him a hug to comfort him. 1960 - Johnny soon feels better and goes back to playing. 2007 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces three years in federal prison. Johnny undergoes five years of therapy.