"Over the years, various groups of people, theologically, ethnically, racially, have all made adjustments to be freed from social provisos that have kept them an underclass for a long time. About the only one truly left is children. Take into account the paradox of children: we consider them important enough to change laws, language and practices across the nation, but not important enough to take their interests seriously. We take a keen interest in molding their personalities and opinions as if they had none of their own. The retail and food service industry is completely dependent on teenagers as a workforce for pittance wages; in fact, adolescents and young adults have fewer opportunities to make money, yet their living expenses are higher than most can afford...entertainment industries depend on their poor financial management skills to make up their profit margins. Essentially, children are a disposable class that we use for our own needs and egos."
Excellent insight, Amn...I've had similar musings myself. As far as our society's concerned, children are, most importantly, another demographic to cultivate. And that's sick.
Here's the thing: the cookies, as a weapon, are really unimportant. The act passes the 'Intent' litmus, and that's the problem. Intent in a callous sort of way, even though attempting to go through the act itself and accomplish the goal would've met with failure. We live in a zero-tolerance world now, and that's the reality.
Now, teachers are not deities...of course...but all of this might be a reaction to things that happened in another time, I'm not sure. There was a time when you couldn't say ANYTHING to or about a teacher to ANYONE. At the junior high school I attended, we had a teacher who at one time was totally out of control. I met a man who attended seven or eight years before me, and he told me that this teacher used to stand up in front of the class, and say things to her students like..."late for class again, Lucinda? Well, thanks for the disruption. I haven't met a single one of you who wasn't late for something. Since you've disrupted the class, why don't you put some taps on your shoes and entertain us?" Or..."Jesus Christ, what is it with you Jews? You all have the answers to everything! Aren't we sick and tired of Jews knowing all the answers?" By the time I got there, things had changed, and she knew to keep her yap trapped. Nowadays, the pendulum has completely swung. How do you find a happy median? How do you fix the environment so that you can teach kids again? How do you make it BETTER?
Seems the teachers now days are just as bad as they were when I was a kid..there all the same..all that kid shoulda got was a detention or no recess for a day for a disrespectful joke..cause thats all it was. I still to this day like the scene in the Pink Floyd "..Brick In The Wall" video where they throw the teacher in the fire..loved it when I was a kid and still feel the same over 20 years later
