And The Children Shall Lead...

[Aegis]

http://apnews.myway.com//article/20080401/D8VPC1I80.html

Back in my day, when I walked to school uphill both ways, we respected the teachers, or got our anatomies spanked -- and most of us wanted the teachers or principals to deal with it -- we didn't want our parents finding out!   

Yes, I know, sometimes, teachers and principals abused their power or authority.  It's so nice  to see the way we do things nowadays is so much better...

[Computer Hope Admin]

April fools joke? I have a hard time believing any news done on April 1st.

[Aegis]

You're right -- I hadn't thought of that...

I guess what bothers me is the trend from the last ten years or so -- that more and more of these types of incidents are coming out of the rural areas and (relatively) smaller towns...

[Computer Hope Admin]

Yeah I agree with that and I really hope this is an April fools joke because the ability of a bunch of 3rd graders coming up with something like this is pretty scary.

[lau]

The scary thing is that it is happening, I would be terrified to be a teacher in a school nowdays, on the news no so long ago a 5th grader died, a bunch of other 5th graders attacked him. Kids are bringing guns to school. I work at a college and we had a student bring a gun to class, thankfully he is not allowed back!

The world today is a scary place

[Ivy]

Yeah so true Lau,
I wish sometimes that things were like it used to be in old times, but we can always try to make a small difference

[michaewlewis]

I saw that article on Yahoo News too.
Are you saying the 3rd graders were doing an April fool joke?

[street1 (RIP)]

The purported target is a veteran educator who teaches third-grade students with learning disabilities including attention deficit disorder, delayed development and hyperactivity.

There is a nerve in the *censored* that has a direct connection to the
brain as demonstrated in the picture.

[Computer Hope Admin]

Crazy this wasn't an Aprils fool joke. Picture of bag with items kids were going to use.

[Aegis]

And because of what??  The teacher told a child to not stand on a chair??

Next time, let the kid fall...get a little introduction to Newtonian physics.

What's the old line?  "It's not the fall -- it's the sudden stop at the end."

[squall_01]

The scary part is when I was in the fiveth grade this didn't happen.  Cause I was singled out.