So, let's pretend that you are a 12 year old student at a public school in New York City. You get bored in Spanish class, and start doodling on your desk with an erasable marker. The teacher catches you. So if you were this student, or the parents of this student what would be a reasonable punishment? Detention? Cleaning the desks? An essay?
How about being hauled away in handcuffs by the police? Accoring to the lawsuit being filed by the parents, the parents were not allowed to escort their daughter to the police station, but were "told to go home and wait for a call". The student was then (according to the legal papers filed by the parents) "detained in an enclosed room at the precinct and handcuffed to a pole for over two hours".
I can't figure out if this is a case of no one in authority having any common sense. Or are teachers today so afraid of both students and/or repercussions if they do discipline kids, that it's just easier to let the cops deal with this kind of stuff? When did teachers become afraid to stand up to students? And how do we fix it so they can get some control of the classroom and not have to worry about their job or personal safety?
Thought of the day
“The supreme happiness of life
is the conviction of being loved for yourself,
or more correctly,
being loved in spite of yourself.”
Victor Hugo
(Pip gave this to me!)
is the conviction of being loved for yourself,
or more correctly,
being loved in spite of yourself.”
Victor Hugo
(Pip gave this to me!)
Trivia of the day
Ever think you're hearing something in a song, but they're really singing something else? The word for mis-heard lyrics is 'mondegreen,' and it comes from a folk song in the '50's. The singer was actually singing "They slew the Earl of Morray and laid him on the green," but this came off soundingl ike 'They slew the Earl of Morray and Lady Mondegreen.'
The real name of the "I've fallen and I can't getup" lady is Edith Fore.
Virgina Woolf wrote all her books standing.
Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button. It was eliminated when he was sewn up after surgery.
Pablo Picasso's career lasted seventy-eight years, from 1895 until his death in 1973. He made more than 13,000 paintings over the years and over 100,000 prints, engravings and designs. He also did over 300 sculptures and ceramics. Picasso used his mother's maiden name. His father's last name was Ruiz.
The famous split-fingered Vulcan salute is actually intended to represent the first letter ("shin, "pronounced "sheen") of the word "shalom." As a small boy, Leonard Nimoy observed his rabbi using it in a benediction and never forgot it; eventually he was able to add it to "Star Trek" lore.
The real name of the "I've fallen and I can't getup" lady is Edith Fore.
Virgina Woolf wrote all her books standing.
Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button. It was eliminated when he was sewn up after surgery.
Pablo Picasso's career lasted seventy-eight years, from 1895 until his death in 1973. He made more than 13,000 paintings over the years and over 100,000 prints, engravings and designs. He also did over 300 sculptures and ceramics. Picasso used his mother's maiden name. His father's last name was Ruiz.
The famous split-fingered Vulcan salute is actually intended to represent the first letter ("shin, "pronounced "sheen") of the word "shalom." As a small boy, Leonard Nimoy observed his rabbi using it in a benediction and never forgot it; eventually he was able to add it to "Star Trek" lore.
Some bizarre laws
Hunting camels in Arizona is illegal.
In Colorado it's against the law to mutilate a rock in a state park.
In Kansas, when crossing the highways at night, pedestrians must wear tail lights.
In New Jersey cabbage cannot be sold on Sundays.
Also in New Jersey, it's illegal to wear a bullet proof vest while committing murder.
In New Mexico, it's against the law for idiots to vote.
In North Carolina it's against the law to sing off key.
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On this day in history: May 17
1620
1st merry-go-round seen at a fair (Philippapolis, Turkey)
1673
Louis Joliet & Jacques Marquette begin exploring Mississippi
1792
24 merchants form New York Stock Exchange at 70 Wall Street
1804
Lewis & Clark begin exploration of the Louisiana Purchase
1846
Saxophone is patented by Antoine Joseph Sax
1875
1st Kentucky Derby: Oliver Lewis aboard Aristides wins in 2:37.75
1883
Buffalo Bill Cody's 1st wild west show premieres in Omaha
1884
Alaska becomes a US territory
1932
Congress changes the name "Porto Rico" to "Puerto Rico"
1st merry-go-round seen at a fair (Philippapolis, Turkey)
1673
Louis Joliet & Jacques Marquette begin exploring Mississippi
1792
24 merchants form New York Stock Exchange at 70 Wall Street
1804
Lewis & Clark begin exploration of the Louisiana Purchase
1846
Saxophone is patented by Antoine Joseph Sax
1875
1st Kentucky Derby: Oliver Lewis aboard Aristides wins in 2:37.75
1883
Buffalo Bill Cody's 1st wild west show premieres in Omaha
1884
Alaska becomes a US territory
1932
Congress changes the name "Porto Rico" to "Puerto Rico"
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