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NOW --- SMILE FOR THE SUSPENSION!
Another incredible chapter in the saga of government education.
Paul Volz is 11 years old. Fifth grade. He attends the North Jefferson Intermediate (Government) School in Jefferson County, Missouri. Little Paul was suspended from school for three days because of a facial expression. He smiled.
Now --- here’s the story. Paul drew this picture of the World Trade Towers under attack. This is a picture of a current event. This is a picture of what could be the biggest news story of the decade. So, Paul draws a picture of a current news event and shows it to some other students. The Principal, Jeff Boyer, gets his hands on the picture and asks Paul why he drew it. That is when Paul transgressed. He smiled. Who knows what the smile meant? Did it mean “I drew it because it’s a current event, aren’t you proud of me for knowing what’s going on?” Or did Paul mean “I drew it because I’m happy it happened.”
Well – that smile, that facial expression got Paul his three-day suspension. No, it wasn’t the drawing – it was the smile. The school district spokesman said that it was Paul’s “grinning” – not the drawing – that brought the suspension.
The Principal, Jeff Boyer? He’s not talking.
So --- there you go. In the Jefferson County government schools facial expressions that displease government agents (don’t give me any crap here, a government school principal is a government agent) can get you suspensions.
That’s OK, folks. You keep sending your kids off to the hands of government to be educated. And warn them to wipe those smile’s off their faces.
Another incredible chapter in the saga of government education.
Paul Volz is 11 years old. Fifth grade. He attends the North Jefferson Intermediate (Government) School in Jefferson County, Missouri. Little Paul was suspended from school for three days because of a facial expression. He smiled.
Now --- here’s the story. Paul drew this picture of the World Trade Towers under attack. This is a picture of a current event. This is a picture of what could be the biggest news story of the decade. So, Paul draws a picture of a current news event and shows it to some other students. The Principal, Jeff Boyer, gets his hands on the picture and asks Paul why he drew it. That is when Paul transgressed. He smiled. Who knows what the smile meant? Did it mean “I drew it because it’s a current event, aren’t you proud of me for knowing what’s going on?” Or did Paul mean “I drew it because I’m happy it happened.”
Well – that smile, that facial expression got Paul his three-day suspension. No, it wasn’t the drawing – it was the smile. The school district spokesman said that it was Paul’s “grinning” – not the drawing – that brought the suspension.
The Principal, Jeff Boyer? He’s not talking.
So --- there you go. In the Jefferson County government schools facial expressions that displease government agents (don’t give me any crap here, a government school principal is a government agent) can get you suspensions.
That’s OK, folks. You keep sending your kids off to the hands of government to be educated. And warn them to wipe those smile’s off their faces.
GUN-TOTING HUNTER MAKES KIDS CRY
Moving on to Bangor, Maine. On Thursday, the students and staff at Maine Central Institute were contacted by Pittsfield police. The police said a young man was headed in the direction of the school. And he had a shotgun. Residents had spotted him and reported him to police.
All hell broke loose. The students and staff at MCI were told to get on the floor and up against walls. Many students were terrified and began crying. Some students feared it was a terrorist attack.
Police Chief Steven Emery later told the Bangor Daily News that the man was likely a hunter carrying a shotgun, since it's duck, partridge, and rabbit hunting season. They're trying to locate the man.
This is how our young people react when they see a person with a gun? They become so scared that they start to cry?
This is the indoctrination I've been telling you about for years. The kind of indoctrination that teaches our kids that guns are bad if they're in the hands of anyone besides a law enforcement officer. It's like a Pavlovian response. See a gun and panic. If the man holding the gun isn't a government officer, then he's evil and he's out to kill you.
What a smashing success it must be for the anti-gun government indoctrinators to see those students reduced to weeping, spineless masses of jelly. Does this country really have any hope if the current generation of young people is so conditioned to fear the tools of a free citizenry?
http://www.bangornews.com/editorialnews/article.html?ID=42785
This I heard about on the local news out of Bangor{2 hour drive} and made me mad
Moving on to Bangor, Maine. On Thursday, the students and staff at Maine Central Institute were contacted by Pittsfield police. The police said a young man was headed in the direction of the school. And he had a shotgun. Residents had spotted him and reported him to police.
All hell broke loose. The students and staff at MCI were told to get on the floor and up against walls. Many students were terrified and began crying. Some students feared it was a terrorist attack.
Police Chief Steven Emery later told the Bangor Daily News that the man was likely a hunter carrying a shotgun, since it's duck, partridge, and rabbit hunting season. They're trying to locate the man.
This is how our young people react when they see a person with a gun? They become so scared that they start to cry?
This is the indoctrination I've been telling you about for years. The kind of indoctrination that teaches our kids that guns are bad if they're in the hands of anyone besides a law enforcement officer. It's like a Pavlovian response. See a gun and panic. If the man holding the gun isn't a government officer, then he's evil and he's out to kill you.
What a smashing success it must be for the anti-gun government indoctrinators to see those students reduced to weeping, spineless masses of jelly. Does this country really have any hope if the current generation of young people is so conditioned to fear the tools of a free citizenry?
http://www.bangornews.com/editorialnews/article.html?ID=42785
This I heard about on the local news out of Bangor{2 hour drive} and made me mad
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Well, Todd -
I heard aboiut the first one - the kid with the sketch - on some talk show in passing last night. The host had just finished denouncing the American Civil Liberties Union, and I remember thinking how fucking stupid was this man for mocking the group that fights against just this sort of bureaucratic idiocy.
The second one is certainly a sad sign of the times. But has it occurred to you that the kids might have seen TV reports about Columbine and the other school shooting locations in which people actually did shoot kids? In other words, maybe they have a concrete fear of guns that doesn't derive from their teachers?
I heard aboiut the first one - the kid with the sketch - on some talk show in passing last night. The host had just finished denouncing the American Civil Liberties Union, and I remember thinking how fucking stupid was this man for mocking the group that fights against just this sort of bureaucratic idiocy.
The second one is certainly a sad sign of the times. But has it occurred to you that the kids might have seen TV reports about Columbine and the other school shooting locations in which people actually did shoot kids? In other words, maybe they have a concrete fear of guns that doesn't derive from their teachers?
Some people smile or grin when their nerveous, I know when I was a kid going before the principle would definately make me nerveous.
Seems to be a horrible decision by a politician. Reminds me of the girl who was suspended because the school had a zero tolerance policy on weapons. Listed among weapons, were chains, specifically chains longer than 3 inches. Her key chain was longer than 3 inches.
There are times when I wonder when exactly it was that common sense died.
Seems to be a horrible decision by a politician. Reminds me of the girl who was suspended because the school had a zero tolerance policy on weapons. Listed among weapons, were chains, specifically chains longer than 3 inches. Her key chain was longer than 3 inches.
There are times when I wonder when exactly it was that common sense died.
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Todd:
Just for a change of pace, I'm not going to bust your balls, but I am going to offer what I hope are constructive suggestions.
I'm sure you realize that many people in the States are completely freaked right now over what has already happened and what may happen as the war on terrorism is waged. They are overreacting to the slightest provocation, which might explain some of the behavior that bothered you so much.
One of today's terrorist false alarms happened when a guy with a history of mental illness tried to break into the cockpit of plane that was landing here in Chicago. When the pilots radioed an alarm, F-16's were scrambled to escort the plane in and created a sonic boom when they accelerated. A woman from the suburbs was all over TV and radio afterward, going completely berserk over the sonic boom, literally crying and wailing because she didn't know what it was and thought Armageddon was upon her.
Also, think about some of the provocative language in the stuff you pass along. If teachers are "government agents," then so's the guy who delivers my mail, the flagger on the paving crew and the nice ladies who work at the library. It's kind of like my calling you a "foreign interloper."
Finally, although there is truly very little that scares me, if I see somebody with a gun in his hand, I'm beatin' feet in the opposite direction. I'm not going to hang around long enough to find out if it's a cop, a hunter or Marshal Dillon, and the people in that school probably felt the same way. It's not indocrination, just common sense.
It's a weird time, Todd, and people are going to overreact and do foolish things. I'd save your fury for something worthwhile.
Just for a change of pace, I'm not going to bust your balls, but I am going to offer what I hope are constructive suggestions.
I'm sure you realize that many people in the States are completely freaked right now over what has already happened and what may happen as the war on terrorism is waged. They are overreacting to the slightest provocation, which might explain some of the behavior that bothered you so much.
One of today's terrorist false alarms happened when a guy with a history of mental illness tried to break into the cockpit of plane that was landing here in Chicago. When the pilots radioed an alarm, F-16's were scrambled to escort the plane in and created a sonic boom when they accelerated. A woman from the suburbs was all over TV and radio afterward, going completely berserk over the sonic boom, literally crying and wailing because she didn't know what it was and thought Armageddon was upon her.
Also, think about some of the provocative language in the stuff you pass along. If teachers are "government agents," then so's the guy who delivers my mail, the flagger on the paving crew and the nice ladies who work at the library. It's kind of like my calling you a "foreign interloper."
Finally, although there is truly very little that scares me, if I see somebody with a gun in his hand, I'm beatin' feet in the opposite direction. I'm not going to hang around long enough to find out if it's a cop, a hunter or Marshal Dillon, and the people in that school probably felt the same way. It's not indocrination, just common sense.
It's a weird time, Todd, and people are going to overreact and do foolish things. I'd save your fury for something worthwhile.
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Re: NOW --- SMILE FOR THE SUSPENSION!
Where were you educated Todd?
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Where were you educated Todd?
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the smile story is sad...i can't believe the parents are putting up with it...i'd have the school district in court in a snap
due process anyone?
the gun story is another matter altogether...considering the number of shootings in schools in recent years, coupled with the high tension of our times, i think it was horribly thoughtless (at best) to walk towards a school toting a gun
as for sending my son to public schools...well, he is autistic and requires services that private schools in my area have shown no interest/desire/ability to provide, at least without a huge outlay of cash on my part (they'll do nearly anything for money, though, including putting a corporate sponsor's name on their gym floor)
it's sad that you champion schools that have no interest in helping children with special needs...perhaps we should institutionalize them all? that way we wouldn't be bothered by them, right?
due process anyone?
the gun story is another matter altogether...considering the number of shootings in schools in recent years, coupled with the high tension of our times, i think it was horribly thoughtless (at best) to walk towards a school toting a gun
as for sending my son to public schools...well, he is autistic and requires services that private schools in my area have shown no interest/desire/ability to provide, at least without a huge outlay of cash on my part (they'll do nearly anything for money, though, including putting a corporate sponsor's name on their gym floor)
it's sad that you champion schools that have no interest in helping children with special needs...perhaps we should institutionalize them all? that way we wouldn't be bothered by them, right?
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lilminx said:I feel so important being called a "government agent"
Great, but next time, close my mailbox all the way when it's raining, will you? *g*
sigh said:
I must live in a screwed up part of the country. Here the private schools care for the special needs and the public ones don't Here it is the public schools who will do anything for money including floor logos and logos all over the walls. I guess I just live in a screwed up part of the country
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