Comments on: Milestone Moments in Our Age of Stupidity http://www.bloggernews.net/122615 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:15:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Don Dixon http://www.bloggernews.net/122615#comment-1438318 Don Dixon Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:44:31 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/122615#comment-1438318 The Dumbest Generation is now completely in charge. Mark makes a good point. What if the kid brought a fossil to school for show-and-tell and some other kid used it to bean somebody? How is that scenario any more unlikely than the one Mark describes? Simple solution: NOBODY should be allowed to attend a government-sponsored school. Students will ultimately be safer and have at least a fighting chance at being less stupid than their parents. The Dumbest Generation is now completely in charge. Mark makes a good point. What if the kid brought a fossil to school for show-and-tell and some other kid used it to bean somebody? How is that scenario any more unlikely than the one Mark describes?

Simple solution: NOBODY should be allowed to attend a government-sponsored school. Students will ultimately be safer and have at least a fighting chance at being less stupid than their parents.

]]> By: Mark in TX http://www.bloggernews.net/122615#comment-1423035 Mark in TX Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:05:08 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/122615#comment-1423035 I often have to wonder what would have happened if this story had a different ending. For example: "A 6yr old boy was stabbed today at a local school. A young boy had wanted to take his new boy scout knife to school to eat with. Another young boy got into an a verbal conflict when wanting to see the knife but did not want to share it. A scuffle followed that led to the accidental stabbing of a 3rd young boy" So now who would be to blame? Zero Tolerance is not only about racial issues, but the simple matter of the danger any kind of weapon can pose at school. Seeing a news story today of how boys not much older in Florida set fire to another boy of similar age because he stopped them from stealing his dads bike. It is not only the intent of the person that brought the object to school but the interaction it will have with others at the school. I often have to wonder what would have happened if this story had a different ending.
For example: “A 6yr old boy was stabbed today at a local school. A young boy had wanted to take his new boy scout knife to school to eat with. Another young boy got into an a verbal conflict when wanting to see the knife but did not want to share it. A scuffle followed that led to the accidental stabbing of a 3rd young boy” So now who would be to blame? Zero Tolerance is not only about racial issues, but the simple matter of the danger any kind of weapon can pose at school. Seeing a news story today of how boys not much older in Florida set fire to another boy of similar age because he stopped them from stealing his dads bike. It is not only the intent of the person that brought the object to school but the interaction it will have with others at the school.

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