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Sociology > Education |
| User: |
"Mark S." |
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17 May 2005 03:20:59 PM |
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Hellfire and School Assemblies |
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..... When I was in grade school, the whispers would start and spread =
around the school population faster than the whoosh of Miss Butler's =
ruler hitting Louie on the hand for doing yet another Louie-like thing, =
thus interrupting our rhythmic recitation of the times table.=20
"Did you hear? We're having an assembly. No geography today."=20
"Did you hear? The Duncan Yo-yo Guy is out in the back playground doing =
all kinds of tricks. I hate that we have second recess."=20
"Did you hear? Some assembly's happening fifth period but it's optional =
so we have to talk Old Wetmore into it. You do it. You're good at it." =
.....
These days it seems like school assemblies have morphed into a venue for =
"inspirational, character-building events" that sometimes turn into =
propaganda shows. Read guest commentator Beverly Carol Lucey's humorous =
take on all of this at:
http://irascibleprofessor.com/comments-05-17-05.htm
Sincerely,
Dr. Mark H. Shapiro
Editor and Publisher
The Irascible Professor
http://irascibleprofessor.com
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| Title: Re: Hellfire and School Assemblies |
18 May 2005 11:38:15 AM |
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Thankfully, nobody cares about school assemblies. And it
really indicates something about the poor memory span of the
average American that they continue. I'm sorry, but the
typical motivational speaker will get nothing but severe
pwnage for his efforts.
Mark S. wrote:
.... When I was in grade school, the whispers would start and spread
around the school population faster than the whoosh of Miss Butler's
ruler hitting Louie on the hand for doing yet another Louie-like thing,
thus interrupting our rhythmic recitation of the times table.
"Did you hear? We're having an assembly. No geography today."
"Did you hear? The Duncan Yo-yo Guy is out in the back playground
doing all kinds of tricks. I hate that we have second recess."
"Did you hear? Some assembly's happening fifth period but it's
optional so we have to talk Old Wetmore into it. You do it. You're
good at it." ....
These days it seems like school assemblies have morphed into a venue
for "inspirational, character-building events" that sometimes turn into
propaganda shows. Read guest commentator Beverly Carol Lucey's
humorous take on all of this at:
http://irascibleprofessor.com/comments-05-17-05.htm
Sincerely,
Dr. Mark H. Shapiro
Editor and Publisher
The Irascible Professor
http://irascibleprofessor.com
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