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SCHOOL 1977 vs. SCHOOL 2007

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  • 17-01-2008 1:30pm
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    patmac
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    Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.
    1977 - 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.
    1977 - 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 provincial funding because Jeffrey has a disability.
    Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his neighbour's car and his Dad gives him a spanking with his belt.
    1977 - 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: Pedro fails GCSE English.
    1977 - 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. Civil Liberties Association files class action lawsuit against provincial 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 fireworks, puts them in a model airplane and blows up an anthill.
    1977 - Ants die.
    2007 - Police and Bomb Squad are called and Johnny is charged with domestic terrorism. MI5 investigates 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.
    1977 - Johnny soon feels better and goes back to playing.
    2007 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and paedophile and loses her job. She faces three years in prison and life on the sex offender's register. Johnny undergoes five years of therapy.


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