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Post by petersmyth1 on Sept 17, 2014 13:26:22 GMT
SCHOOL - 1950s v 2014
Scenario :
Johnny and Mark get into a fight after school.
1950s - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up best friends.
2014 - 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.
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Scenario :
Robbie won't be still in class, disrupts other students.
1950s - 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.
2014 - 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.
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Scenario :
Billy breaks a window in his neighbour's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.
1950s - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.
2014 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to foster care; joins a gang; ends up in jail.
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Scenario :
Mark gets a headache and takes some Aspirin to school.
1950s - Mark gets glass of water from Principal to take aspirin with, Passes exams & becomes a solicitor.
2014 - Police called, car searched for drugs and weapons.
Mark expelled from school for drug taking. Ends up as a drop out.
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Scenario :
Johnny takes apart leftover fireworks from Guy Fawkes night, puts them in a paint tin & blows up a wasp's nest.
1950s - Wasps die.
2014- 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 aeroplane again.
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Scenario :
Johnny falls over while playing football during morning break and scrapes his knee.
He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. She hugs him to comfort him.
1950s - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing football. No damage done.
2014 - 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.
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Post by Ratae on Sept 17, 2014 14:57:53 GMT
 He's a proper ray of sunshine is old Smudger ain't he? It's my guess, that the only qualification he left that 'Special'  school with, was an A+ in 'Parade Pissing On' management skills! 
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Post by nob on Sept 17, 2014 21:48:56 GMT
He's right times change and the EU changed it, I still say the rot set in with Thatcher.  |
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Post by postman on Sept 17, 2014 22:39:28 GMT
that last bit on the last line would have some characters spitting out their tea er, he ended up disabled or maybe caught something? |
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Post by Ratae on Sept 18, 2014 8:14:14 GMT
He's right times change and the EU changed it, I still say the rot set in with Thatcher. Tut tut my friend, you'll have to try harder than that! Harder and smarter would be better.  |
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He's a proper ray of sunshine is old Smudger ain't he?
school with, was an A+ in 'Parade Pissing On' management skills! 
