School 1945 vs, 2012

[terryvanman]

SCHOOL-1945 vs. 2012



Scenario :
Johnny and Mark get into a fight after school.

1945 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up best friends.

2012 - Police called, and they arrest Johnny and Mark. Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it. Both children go to anger management programmes for 3 months. School governors hold meeting to implement bullying prevention programmes.

Scenario :
Robbie won't be still in class, disrupts other students.

1945 - Robbie sent to the office and given six of the best by the Principal. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.

2012 - Robbie given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADHD - result deemed to be positive. Robbie's parents get fortnightly disability payments and school gets extra funding from government because Robbie has a disability.

Scenario :
Billy breaks a window in his neighbour's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.

1945 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.

2012 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to foster care; joins a gang; ends up in jail.

Scenario :
Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.

1945 - Mark gets glass of water from Principal to take aspirin with. Passes exams, becomes a solicitor.

2012- Police called, car searched for drugs and weapons. Mark expelled from school for drug taking. Ends up as a drop out.

Scenario :
Johnny takes apart leftover fireworks from Cracker night, puts them in a paint tin & blows up a wasp's nest.

1945 - Wasps die.

2012- Police & Anti-Terrorism Squad called. Johnny charged with domestic terrorism, investigate parents, siblings removed from home, computers confiscated. Johnny's Dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly in an airplane again.

Scenario :
Johnny falls over while running during morning break and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. She hugs him to comfort him.

1945 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing footie. No damage done.

2012 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy and ends up gay.


This should be sent to every e-mail address you know to remind us how stupid we have become!

[Steve_D]

Not funny. I work in education and ADHD is old hat now. It's been replaced with ODD. Anyone care to take a guess at what the latest cop-out buzzword for a devil child is? No googling!

[anonstarter]

Not funny. I work in education and ADHD is old hat now. It's been replaced with ODD. Anyone care to take a guess at what the latest cop-out buzzword for a devil child is? No googling!

PPP?

[Deeping]

So funny - I too am in education - still funny

[halfabusa]

world is going mad... Weird thing is i doubt anyone is happy about the current situation apart from the pen pushers and politicians.

[Steve_D]

Not funny. I work in education and ADHD is old hat now. It's been replaced with ODD. Anyone care to take a guess at what the latest cop-out buzzword for a devil child is? No googling!

It's Oppositional Defiance Disorder or some other arty-farty bollocks.......

Yep, a right load of Bollocks.

Thing is, the kids believe it too! "Fuck off telling me whadda do. I carn 'elp it. I got ODD ain't I"?

[anonstarter]

Mister Albert Einstein was alleged to have said this about education;



It's a very difficult scenario. You can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear? If the parent/s were 'the fish' and went through the education system believing they were 'stupid', they resent 'education' and pass that onto their kids. The 'good' intention is to try to break that cycle. For some kids school is their only 'safe' environment. Do you know someone who didn't seem to do 'well' (academically) at school but found their own path and became successful? Anyone a fan of The Apprentice? There were some very 'well-educated' people on that program!

[Steve_D]

I agree, it is a difficult scenario but believe me, these kids are not stupid - they know, and have been taught well by their parents how to play the system. Fortunately, we are an alternative provision for mainstream students that want to take a vocational option (http://www.pitstop.org.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) and we don't take no shit from disruptive students. They get treated like adults but must behave like one too. No mollycoddling - if they want to play up and disrupt the sessions we refer them straight back to their schools. It's surprising how their attitude can change when they know what sort of behaviour they CANT get away with!

Ever wondered why there has been such an increase in kids diagnosed with ADHD in recent times?

I'll let you in on a little secret. Wonder no more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... cheme.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I have heard of one parent who actually finds it a chore having to collect their child's prescription of Ritalin which they DONT give to the child. They don't get the car allowance but have to continue with the sham to continue receiving their carers allowance. It's widespread and it is costing this country MILLIONS.