School 1957 vs. School 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 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.
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 are called, SWAT team arrives
and arrests Johnny and
Mark. They are charged with assault and both are
expelled even though Johnny
started it.
Scenario: Jeffrey won't sit still in class, disrupts
other students.
1957 - 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.
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.
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.
Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some
Aspirin to school.
1957 - Mark shares Aspirin with the school
principal out on the
smoking dock.
2007 - Police are called and Mark is expelled
from School for drug
violations. His car is 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 local
human rights group.
Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that
making English a
requirement for graduation is racist. US Civil
Liberties Association 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.
Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover Independence
Day firecrackers, puts
them in a model airplane paint bottle and blows up
an anthill.
1957 - 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.
Scenario: Johnny falls during recess and scrapes his
knee. His teacher, Mary, finds him crying, and gives him a hug to
comfort him.
1957 - 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.
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 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.
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 are called, SWAT team arrives
and arrests Johnny and
Mark. They are charged with assault and both are
expelled even though Johnny
started it.
Scenario: Jeffrey won't sit still in class, disrupts
other students.
1957 - 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.
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.
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.
Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some
Aspirin to school.
1957 - Mark shares Aspirin with the school
principal out on the
smoking dock.
2007 - Police are called and Mark is expelled
from School for drug
violations. His car is 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 local
human rights group.
Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that
making English a
requirement for graduation is racist. US Civil
Liberties Association 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.
Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover Independence
Day firecrackers, puts
them in a model airplane paint bottle and blows up
an anthill.
1957 - 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.
Scenario: Johnny falls during recess and scrapes his
knee. His teacher, Mary, finds him crying, and gives him a hug to
comfort him.
1957 - 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.
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