Subject: School 1960 vs. School 2007 - Or the World Gone Mad
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> > Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.
> >
> > 1960 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end
up
> > mates.
> >
> > 2007 - Police are called, SWAT team arrives and arrests Johnny and
Mark.
> > Mobiles with video of
> > fight confiscated as evidence. They are charged with assault, AVOs
are
> > taken out and both are
> > suspended even though Johnny started it. Diversionary conferences
and
> > parent meetings
> > conducted. Video shown on 6 internet sites.
> >
> >
> > 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. Counselled to death.
> > Becomes a zombie. Tested
> > for ADD. School gets extra funding because Jeffrey has a disability.
> > Drops out of school.
> >
> >
> > 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.
> > Psychologist tells 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, a college student, brings cigarettes to school .
> >
> > 1960 - 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: Vinh fails high school English.
> >
> > 1960 - Vinh goes to Remedial English, p***** and goes to college.
> >
> > 2007 - Vinh's cause is taken up by local human rights group.
Newspaper
> > articles appear
> > nationally explaining that making English a requirement for
graduation
is
> > racist. Civil Liberties
> > Association files class action lawsuit against state school system
and
his
> > English teacher. English
> > is banned from core curriculum. Vinh is given his Y10 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.
> >
> > 1960 - Ants die.
> >
> > 2007 - Security and ASIO 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.
> >
> >
> > 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 ***ual predator and loses her job.
She
> > faces three years in
> > prison. Johnny undergoes five years of therapy. Becomes gay.
> >
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