[senco-forum] 1977 versus 2007

From: Luisa Pinnell <luisapinnell at hotmail.com>

The original email made me feel very old.  I thought the 1950s were the
Golden Age when everything was wonderful.  Now I find that it's the 1970s
that were the Golden Age when everything was wonderful.  I suppose the only
consolation is that if we wait another 30 years we'll find that the 2000s
were actually the Golden Age.

Never thought I'd see an email on this list encouraging fighting between
children or advocating child abuse though.

> From: Luisa Pinnell <luisapinnell at hotmail.com>
> Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:03:45 +0000
> To: Phil <pmacken1 at bigpond.net.au>, senco forum
> <senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk>
> Subject: RE: [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. Becomes>
>> gay.> > > > 
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