tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218397.post8862201212113327251..comments2023-11-10T11:32:24.408+00:00Comments on craziequeen's palace: School 1960 vs School 2007craziequeenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15098227916486173799noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218397.post-58683875572729351732008-02-29T21:16:00.000+00:002008-02-29T21:16:00.000+00:00Ahhh..the times they are a'changin'! How true the...Ahhh..the times they are a'changin'! How true the new version has become...scary!!!! And, darn sad!<BR/><BR/>BTW, Michele sent me to say Hello, and I'm glad to see you...Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00188797432417336539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218397.post-70847737747288439302008-02-28T09:49:00.000+00:002008-02-28T09:49:00.000+00:00how funny, but how frighteningly true! :/how funny, but how frighteningly true! :/Uiscehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18402417143849168316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218397.post-84917095780799797782008-02-27T09:57:00.000+00:002008-02-27T09:57:00.000+00:00I agree with Ms Wings...Hi, cq!!!I agree with Ms Wings...<BR/>Hi, cq!!!MaRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04627282961669893082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218397.post-78823937526317100962008-02-27T03:20:00.000+00:002008-02-27T03:20:00.000+00:00That is funny but scarily true at the same time.That is funny but scarily true at the same time.WendyWingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08170972469675440516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218397.post-40606947091480740122008-02-26T19:23:00.000+00:002008-02-26T19:23:00.000+00:00Oh, and no-one has ever suggested that Mstr A go o...Oh, and no-one has ever suggested that Mstr A go on Ritalin, not even when the were looking at him possibly having ADD/ADHD. I don't think the NHS is as keen on handing drugs out as the US is, too costly as all kids get free prescriptions.Juggling Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02711012401065605739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218397.post-20735484618689885052008-02-26T19:21:00.000+00:002008-02-26T19:21:00.000+00:00On the other hand,In 1960 Mstr A would probably ha...On the other hand,<BR/><BR/>In 1960 Mstr A would probably have been expelled from his first school aged 6. If lucky, he may have been offered a place in a "special" school for naughty boys. I expect that by the time he reached secondary school he would either be a drug addict, a criminal, a suicide risk or in borstal for uncontrollable violence. he would never have got any qualifications, and would have spent most of his life in and out of prison until he died in a fairly nasty way. Whereas in 2007 we had the option of choosing a more suitable school (still local, still state funded), where he has not only been encouraged and taught how to learn, but has had the assistance needed to integrate with his peers and will follow on to a "normal" seondary school, ain normal qualifications, almost certainly with good grades, and be able to contribute to society in a useful, if geekish way. <BR/><BR/>There is much that is still wrong with our education system, but given the choice of educating my kids in the integrated, well funded, socially aware schools of today or the divisive, write kids off at 11 years old, academia/manual labour oriented dual system of 1960 and I will take today's PC world any day.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully when <B>my</B> kids go to their career interview at 15 years old brimming with ambitions, they will not be told to "stop being stupid and get a job in the local factory until you are pregnant, it will happen soon enough" as i was!Juggling Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02711012401065605739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218397.post-21125275039245149912008-02-26T18:20:00.000+00:002008-02-26T18:20:00.000+00:00It is funny...YET....It is also so true.....I find...It is funny...YET....It is also so true.....I find the dispensing of drugs to young children for all these so called "Conditions" is truly irresponsible on every level...! It's mostly to control what people don't understand and to shut these kids up. OY!OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218397.post-26296699515897166452008-02-26T09:43:00.000+00:002008-02-26T09:43:00.000+00:00I've seen this before...sad, but very true. Where...I've seen this before...sad, but very true. Where did we all go wrong?Bilbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14213505386288233192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218397.post-7521637391131831622008-02-25T19:04:00.000+00:002008-02-25T19:04:00.000+00:00It's scary how true these all are. I actually fea...It's scary how true these all are. I actually fear what my children are seeing and being exposed to in school alone these days, let alone anywhere else.<BR/><BR/>BTW - I got ski pants to fit me!! You know what trouble I have with shopping, but finally, something went right lol!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218397.post-90733066952104082902008-02-24T20:15:00.000+00:002008-02-24T20:15:00.000+00:00This one made me laugh the other day on email ...M...This one made me laugh the other day on email ...<BR/><BR/>Michele sent me this time :-)Sleepypetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11143274290029186546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218397.post-49322457434351076972008-02-24T18:47:00.000+00:002008-02-24T18:47:00.000+00:00Would be funny were it not true, and I say that as...Would be funny were it not true, and I say that as an attorney for several school districts here in the U.S.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting.<BR/><BR/>Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218397.post-48841893597381940442008-02-24T17:33:00.000+00:002008-02-24T17:33:00.000+00:00Thanks to rampant political correctness and govern...Thanks to rampant political correctness and government-induced paranoia, we seem to have become patently unable to set limits, deal with failures or accept personal responsibility for our actions.<BR/><BR/>I miss the simple times when society in general seemed to be more honest.<BR/><BR/>Michele does, too. Hope you're feeling better!carmilevyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218397.post-41710099872303518702008-02-24T17:09:00.000+00:002008-02-24T17:09:00.000+00:00How times have changed. Our teachers used to scold...How times have changed. Our teachers used to scold us and we were better for it.<BR/><BR/>Now as a teacher, I think twice before scolding anyone.Students are a pampered lot.<BR/><BR/>Michele sent me here to vent, I think!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com