School 1945-1955 vs 2014. Author Unknown
SCHOOL-1945 -1955 vs. 20
Scenario :Johnny and Mark get into a fight after school.
1945 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up best friends.
2012 - 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.
Scenario :
Robbie won't be still in class, disrupts other students.
1945 - 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.
2012 - Robbie given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADHD - result deemed to be positive. Robbie's parents get fbi-monthly disability payments and school gets extra funding from government because Robbie has a disability.
Scenario :
Billy breaks a window in his neighbour's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.
1945 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.
2012 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to foster care; joins a gang; ends up in jail.
Scenario :
Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.
1945 - Mark gets glass of water from Principal to take aspirin with. Passes exams, becomes a solicitor.
2012- Police called, parents' car searched for drugs and weapons. Mark expelled from school for drug taking. Ends up as a drop out.
Scenario :
Johnny takes apart leftover fireworks from 24th of May, puts them in a paint tin & blows up a wasp's nest.1945 - Wasps die.
2012- 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 airplane again.
Scenario :
Johnny falls over while running during morning break and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. She hugs him to comfort him.
1945 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing football. No damage done.
2012 - 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.How stupid we have become!
Teacher's Gems by Dick Roorda
Throughout my teaching career, I have saved some of the more
interesting notes, answers, and comments from children, and
sometimes parents. Here is a selection of what is in my "Teacher’s
Notebook." Dick Roorda
"Talon encouraged population in New France by giving a prize
to the family who could produce the most children in one year"
Parent’s note: "Please feel free to use the ruler across the
knuckles. This worked for me at his age."
Teacher: "What is the answer to number?"
Pupil: "What channel are we on?"
"Saint Marie Among the Hurons was the first place where the
missionaries captured the Indians and Christianized them."
Definition of a steer: "A bull with the he cut off."
After 2 lady teachers had com into the room to chat, a grade 3
girl asked if I had a reputation with the lady teachers.
Parent’s Note: "David was absent Friday afternoon as he wasn’t
feeling to good and wanted to watch the hockey game"
"Billy kicked me in a sensible place!"
"Windmills make sails go." "Windmills cool the land."
"Horses are raised for glue."
"My real name is Katherine, but my maiden name is Kathy."
from a Grade 3 student
Caption under a picture of Jacob consecrating the rock at
Bethel: "Jacob Constipating the Rock"
"Captain Cook took all the necessities of life except his wife.
More Teacher Gems by Dick Roorda
Teacher: Hands up if you are the oldest in your family.
Pupil: I’m not sure if I’ll still be the oldest when the new baby
comes.
On Friday we had dressdown day, and I was wearing blue
jeans. A grade 4 girl piped up, "Your look funny with pants on Mr.
Roorda." Her cousin in the same class asked if she could go to the
washroom "to pull these "frigin" panty hose up.
A young lad, having heard the passages in the Bible with
genealogies "so and so begat such and such etc. etc. etc." was sure that
in the Biblical times the men had the babies.
Last year Mrs. D. said that Willy, a very talkative lad, had
"purple diareah"
Before the baby came the water bottle broke.
BOBER;UPGRIFE inventive spelling of bibliography.
A student looking at a picture of "David" a statue by
Michaelangelo, exclaimed, "There is a picture of a restricted man in
this book!
Question: How will a magnet behave when suspended on a
string?
Answer: It will behave at north south.
This doesn’t make any sense to me. I don’t even know when
the war of 1812 was!
