[senco-forum] 1977 versus 2007

...and what is the weather like in your planet at this time in the year?.....

> From: pmacken1 at bigpond.net.au> To: kay at zouhair.fsnet.co.uk; senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk> Subject: RE: [senco-forum] 1977 versus 2007> Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:00:55 +0900> CC: > > I think it's more like> 1977 > Scenario: Jeffrey won't sit still in class, disrupts other students.> > 1977 - Jeffrey is sent to the principal's office and given 6 of the> best. Returns to class, still can't sit still so sits at the back of the> class and switches off, or mucks around. Expelled from school for disruptive> behaviour, has no qualifications so turns to crime. > > 2007 teacher recognizes that Jeff may have ADHD as he hasn't been able to> concentrate since he began nursery school. He is given the correct dose of> Ritalin which is fantastic and suddenly he can sit and concentrate and his> marks go up, because of disability act teachers make allowances for him and> he is given extra time in his exams, goes off to University and becomes a> teacher. > > -----Original Message-----> From: senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk> [mailto:senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of> kay at zouhair.fsnet.co.uk> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 7:41 AM> To: senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk> Subject: [senco-forum] 1977 versus 2007> > > I have just been sent this by a teacher colleague and thought some of you> might be interested.> > > Kay Zouhair> > > > > > This says it all ............> School 1977 vs. School 2007> Many a true word is spoken in jest but.......> > Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.> > 1977 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up> mates.> > 2007 - Police are called, Armed Response Unit arrives and arrests Johnny> and Mark. Mobiles with video of fight confiscated as evidence. They are> charged with assault, ASBOs 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.> > 1977 - Jeffrey is sent to the principal's office and given 6 of the> best. 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 neighbour's car and his Dad gives> him the slipper.> > 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. 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 .> > 1977 - 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: Mohammed fails high school English.> > 1977 - Mohammed retakes his exam, passes and goes to college.> > 2007 - Mohammed'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. Mohammed is given his qualification> 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.> > 1977 - Ants die.> > 2007 - MI5 and police are called and Johnny is charged with perpetrating> acts of 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 break 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 loses her job. She> faces three years in prison. Johnny undergoes five years of therapy. 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