[lit-ideas] Re: School Days

It was suggested that perhaps lawmakes sought to make the elderly feel
the force of the law and hence be imbued with a sense of inclusion into
it? No?

I give up. What's the reason?

Torgeir Fjeld

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Geary"
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: School Days
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:17:03 -0500

  People in power are apparently powerless against their own idiocy. 
  In Memphis several students have been suspended for bringing drugs to
  school -- dangerous drugs like aspirin or anti-biotics.  A rule is a
  rule and the rule says NO DRUGS.  Just as brilliant is the policy of
  suspending students for unexcused absences.  Oh, yeah, that'll teach
  'em. School administrators aren't the only mindless ones.  Tennessee
  recently passed a law that ANYONE AND EVERYONE buying alcohol
  must show the cashier a photo ID -- doesn't matter if your face is as
  craggy as oak bark, your hair as white as snow and you're being
  wheeled through the store on a gurney from the old folks home with
  IV's still plugged in -- doesn't matter, by God, you still must show
  the cashier your driver's license if you want to buy a bottle of
  beer.  Don't complain, it's the law.  Makes sense too, no young
  person knows how to fake an ID or would if they could.   As long as
  there are people with power there will be idiocy.  That's an
  inviolable rule.  Get used to it. Mike GearyMemphis

    ----- Original Message ----- From: Julie KruegerTo:
    lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 7:49 AMSubject:
    [lit-ideas] School Days
    My daughter just started 8th grade.

    The primary school supply requirement is a binder w/ various
    compartments. 

    My daughter has such a thing.  With a small brief-case style
    handle and a long shoulder strap.

    The shoulder strap is obviously to make it easier to carry. 
    Helpful when you're running up and down 3 flights of stairs with
    no a/c.

    Many of the Jr. High kids own the same style binder.

    In their infinite wisdom, the administration and teachers have
    decreed that students not carry "bags" around with them.

    Thus, the shoulder strap use is verboetten, and the binder must
    be carried by the handle.  Having the strap over the shoulder
    causes the hall monitoring teacher to yell at you "strap off,
    strap off", and if one starts walking quickly because one does
    not want to be tardy to class, the teacher will actually chase
    after.  Literally give chase.  My daughter has been scrupulous
    about this rule, but she has witnessed what happens when it is
    broken.

    I ask my daughter why the handle and not the strap. 

    "Because we're not allowed to carry backpacks or bags and this
    way it isn't a backpack, it's a binder."
    "Ahhh.......!  Why aren't you allowed to carry backpacks or
    bags?"
    "Because they said they don't want people carrying around things
    that could be harmful."
    "And taking the strap off your shoulder is going to change the
    contents of your binder/bag???"

    Julie Krueger
    No Child Left Behind!!

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