tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post5497043763618364835..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: STUPID STUFF IN SCHOOLjoehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-74409189459405349382015-07-11T10:05:10.853-04:002015-07-11T10:05:10.853-04:00Love the transistor radios. Very inventive! Though...Love the transistor radios. Very inventive! Though it must have looked pretty strange with so many kids all resting their heads on their hands while they worked :)<br />We used to pass notes in school and I remember once mine got intercepted and the teacher grabbed it and read it out loud. OMG humiliation... It was a pretty good punishment, I never did it again!Jackie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-66937630774957945392015-07-11T09:37:53.722-04:002015-07-11T09:37:53.722-04:00Schools here require uniforms, and you are searche...Schools here require uniforms, and you are searched before tests and made to leave all electronics in your backpack which is left at the front of the classroom until you are finished. They are trying to keep some order and minimize the chances of cheating, and it seems to help some.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-3038848542228114892015-07-11T03:52:56.461-04:002015-07-11T03:52:56.461-04:00I think a BIG part of the problem is parents not s...I think a BIG part of the problem is parents not supporting teachers and not disciplining kids at home. I mean discipline in the form of educating the child about behaviour in public and showing respect to teachers etc, not punishment which is what a lot of people think discipline means. <br />We had to wear uniform in high school; primary school it was optional, but most kids had uniforms if their parents could afford them. By the time my kids went to school, it was uniforms in both primary and high schools. Still is these days.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-83555484794601436662015-07-10T22:51:44.879-04:002015-07-10T22:51:44.879-04:00I remember reading a statement that probably descr...I remember reading a statement that probably describes schools very accurately today. "The principal is afraid of the school board, the school board is afraid of the parents, the teachers are afraid of the kids, and the kids are afraid of nobody!"Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359404486512786477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-41281615320809830312015-07-10T21:46:04.563-04:002015-07-10T21:46:04.563-04:00I remember we had a smokers' break room when I...I remember we had a smokers' break room when I went to high school. For the students.<br /><br />I don't think the teachers nowadays have a smokers' break room!Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-80464997198328187902015-07-10T20:36:18.103-04:002015-07-10T20:36:18.103-04:00All true. I often think about how "bad"...All true. I often think about how "bad" we were in school, then compare it to what is considered "bad" today. Whoa! Big difference. Our bad wouldn't even rate a minor misdemeanor, where today "bad" = felony conviction. I notice you didn't mention haIr length? Back in the early days of those "degenerate" Beatles, that was the big source of friction with our elders. Today hair length won't even rate a "meh". :)Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-22086303433927068422015-07-10T19:14:17.345-04:002015-07-10T19:14:17.345-04:00Then we have the tattlers and the private investig...Then we have the tattlers and the private investigators and the beggars. "Little Joe is chewing gum! He's not supposed to, is he? Doesn't he have to have enough for everybody if he chews gum in here?"<br /><br />"Hey! Joe! Give me some gum! C'mon. If I had some, I'd give it to you."<br /><br />"Did you know there's gum under your desk? I think you need to find out who did it. What am I supposed to do? There's gum on my desk. It better not get on my clothes. This is a new shirt. My mom will come up here if I get gum on my shirt."Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-11951512171915586482015-07-10T19:09:26.436-04:002015-07-10T19:09:26.436-04:00It's not that we care about them CHEWING gum. ...It's not that we care about them CHEWING gum. We care about what happens when they're DONE chewing gum! It's all over the floor, up under the desks, on top of the desks, stuck to somebody's book, tiny pieces flung into the hair of their peers, jammed into door locks. Kids are animals when it comes to gum.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-53101035763435892032015-07-10T19:07:11.732-04:002015-07-10T19:07:11.732-04:00Once I was sent to detention for misbehaving (hard...Once I was sent to detention for misbehaving (hard to believe but true) and I had to help the janitor scrape up gum throughout the school. Since then I'm against chewing gum in school. That's what church is forstephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-88066498610310244442015-07-10T16:34:19.159-04:002015-07-10T16:34:19.159-04:00I think uniforms are a good thing :) I wore one fr...I think uniforms are a good thing :) I wore one from 1st to 8th grade, it sure made getting ready for school a lot easier :) I don't think I would want to be a teacher these days. Underpaid for one thing and I'm not sure how I would combat the issue of cell phones in the classroom.<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-21063025632767034482015-07-10T13:52:39.470-04:002015-07-10T13:52:39.470-04:00Absolutely!!Absolutely!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-11872004772412157492015-07-10T13:03:20.855-04:002015-07-10T13:03:20.855-04:00Ha ha! I'm trying to picture my spinster Engli...Ha ha! I'm trying to picture my spinster English teacher having her way with a student, or anyone else, for that matter.<br />We were lucky to even live to high school, what with the spinning merry-go-round (I just call it the vomitorium), killer see-saws, and Dodge ball in grade school. High school was a piece of cake after all that. I think the dress code was a good thing, though. Some of the clothing these days makes my hair stand on end.A Reader's Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14674142236769153479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-69299548466100921322015-07-10T12:01:24.460-04:002015-07-10T12:01:24.460-04:00I think it's fair to say a larger percentage o...I think it's fair to say a larger percentage of us survived high school than currently do, gum or no.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-87760443264446816522015-07-10T11:34:11.490-04:002015-07-10T11:34:11.490-04:00I think the word respect should be thrown in there...I think the word respect should be thrown in there too. We had respect when we were growing up. I see a lot of kids that have no respect at all. For anything or anyone.<br /><br />Have a fabulous day. Great read. ☺Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-73834767161274991842015-07-10T11:14:17.612-04:002015-07-10T11:14:17.612-04:00I think it's more a case of bad parenting. Kid...I think it's more a case of bad parenting. Kids will wear what their parents allow. There seem to be no rules these days.<br /><br />Damn gum chewers!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-54600299217633653172015-07-10T10:46:45.232-04:002015-07-10T10:46:45.232-04:00My high school had two instances of teachers hooki...My high school had two instances of teachers hooking up with students and later getting married. The male teacher lost his job. The female teacher didn't!Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-65358016938966959972015-07-10T10:11:26.561-04:002015-07-10T10:11:26.561-04:00my school days were similar to yours (except for t...my school days were similar to yours (except for the transistor radios and baseball games). but we were pretty well-behaved, nothing too horrible done to other students or teachers. *sigh* TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.com