High School ~ 1957 vs. 2010

i can't even discipline my kids because the schools tell them to call the police on their own parents.

not that i would beat them but there is a certain limit IMHO that corporal punishment can be effective.

my 14 year old was even given a card with a phone number to CPS on it for god sake

one time, some ninny neighbor called CPS on us because, and i quote "they let their kids play in the front yard unsupervised" (when they were like 8-10 years old)

so that started an "investigation" culumnating with CPS taking my kids out of class with out my knowledge and interrogating them all about "do you do drugs does your parents do drugs does your parents hit you do they 'touch' you bla bla" and then an interview of each of us

i was so pissed off

they closed the file when the realized there was no basis for it but still...

the main thing i was mad about was they think they can go to my kids schools, haul them out of class and fill their heads with garbage with out even asking or telling us about it.

/end rant

i can't even discipline my kids because the schools tell them to call the police on their own parents.

not that i would beat them but there is a certain limit IMHO that corporal punishment can be effective.

my 14 year old was even given a card with a phone number to CPS on it for god sake

one time, some ninny neighbor called CPS on us because, and i quote "they let their kids play in the front yard unsupervised" (when they were like 8-10 years old)

so that started an "investigation" culumnating with CPS taking my kids out of class with out my knowledge and interrogating them all about "do you do drugs does your parents do drugs does your parents hit you do they 'touch' you bla bla" and then an interview of each of us

i was so pissed off

they closed the file when the realized there was no basis for it but still...

the main thing i was mad about was they think they can go to my kids schools, haul them out of class and fill their heads with garbage with out even asking or telling us about it.

/end rant


sounds like the good ole usa

i can't even discipline my kids because the schools tell them to call the police on their own parents.

not that i would beat them but there is a certain limit IMHO that corporal punishment can be effective.

my 14 year old was even given a card with a phone number to CPS on it for god sake

one time, some ninny neighbor called CPS on us because, and i quote "they let their kids play in the front yard unsupervised" (when they were like 8-10 years old)

so that started an "investigation" culumnating with CPS taking my kids out of class with out my knowledge and interrogating them all about "do you do drugs does your parents do drugs does your parents hit you do they 'touch' you bla bla" and then an interview of each of us

i was so pissed off

they closed the file when the realized there was no basis for it but still...

the main thing i was mad about was they think they can go to my kids schools, haul them out of class and fill their heads with garbage with out even asking or telling us about it.

/end rant


my parents used to kick me out of the house on weekends and tell me to go play.. I rode off on my bike and didn't come home till the street lights came on... mind you I'm a girl.

they never worried. and no one called the cops cause a bunch of us kids we playing unsupervised.

If I did get out of line, my Dad beat my ass, and sometimes, in the front yard, and nary a word from the neighbors.

Biggest difference is that in 1957, most of the kids in high school could actually read the texts which were not watered down with all sorts of "fun" activities and written on a fourth grade reading level.

my parents used to kick me out of the house on weekends and tell me to go play.. I rode off on my bike and didn't come home till the street lights came on... mind you I'm a girl.

they never worried. and no one called the cops cause a bunch of us kids we playing unsupervised.

If I did get out of line, my Dad beat my ass, and sometimes, in the front yard, and nary a word from the neighbors.


exactly! and you survived didn't you.

what kind of fucking jerk off condones his son getting paddle by the fucking principal?

Biggest difference is that in 1957, most of the kids in high school could actually read the texts which were not watered down with all sorts of "fun" activities and written on a fourth grade reading level.


that is actually what i thought i was going to find when i clicked this thread

they don't even fail kids anymore

Biggest difference is that in 1957, most of the kids in high school could actually read the texts which were not watered down with all sorts of "fun" activities and written on a fourth grade reading level.


that is actually what i thought i was going to find when i clicked this thread

they don't even fail kids anymore


What do you mean they don't fail kids anymore.

Come on... you are telling me you can exit high school successfully without even meeting basic standards? For real? NO FAILED STUDENTS?

Biggest difference is that in 1957, most of the kids in high school could actually read the texts which were not watered down with all sorts of "fun" activities and written on a fourth grade reading level.


that is actually what i thought i was going to find when i clicked this thread

they don't even fail kids anymore


What do you mean they don't fail kids anymore.

Come on... you are telling me you can exit high school successfully without even meeting basic standards? For real? NO FAILED STUDENTS?


there are kids that finish grade 12 and cant read. yes.

there are kids that finish grade 12 and cant read. yes.


I don't even know what to say. No wonder I am constantly running into idiots. Can't read and pass high school.....

WTF....

What has happened to the world.....

Idiocracy (the movie) is a documentary not a fictional story. :(

there are kids that finish grade 12 and cant read. yes.


I don't even know what to say. No wonder I am constantly running into idiots. Can't read and pass high school.....

WTF....

What has happened to the world.....

Idiocracy (the movie) is a documentary not a fictional story. :(


[link to muskogeephoenix.com]

< 50% rule

"One out of four people in Muskogee who pick up this paper can’t read it.

According to the Muskogee Area Literacy Council, they may grasp some of the smaller words, but they can’t carry out daily reading tasks the same way most people do.

Authorities say the city’s illiteracy rate has hovered at about 26 percent for decades. It has defied numerous programs to solve the problem."

~ snip ~

"We have seen young adults graduate from high school without being able to read,” she said. “For people who are illiterate and seeking a job, employers will train you for the requirements of that job, but they won’t teach you to be literate. The situation is not getting better."

i think another contributing factor is they teach kids "sight reading" now where they memorize what a word "looks like"

they don't teach phonics anymore so if you encounter a word you have never 'seen' before you can't sound it out.

it's weird stuff.

I was reading at like age 3-4. My parents had me in like a book of the month club and I always got new books in the mail. I am floored with disbelief.

How many fucking times is this shit gonna be posted?

Stop already with this dumbass shit.

It is not 1957 is is 2010

Get over it, already.

You have to be bullshitting me..... are you fucking serious? Has it got that fucked up?!?!?!

exactly! and you survived didn't you.

What do you mean they don't fail kids anymore.

Come on... you are telling me you can exit high school successfully without even meeting basic standards? For real? NO FAILED STUDENTS?