"However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results"...WC
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As large companies continue to consolidate and look at ways to rationalize they inevitably focus to cut out the middle man. The falling out of Singapore International Airlines with one of their major agents, Flight Centre in Australia, tells the story of this type of change.
Do things really change or is it the way we see it?
To those who knew how things were in 1957 it may have seemed that the 
life was simple but it was not always easy. But considering it now maybe then it was a much better deal.
I wonder if it is possible to get that back and still keep the best of both worlds. Should we try to and if so how?
“Work Hard Play Hard” was our school motto at East Ivanhoe Primary School in Melbourne Australia. It still looks the same to me now as it did in 1957 when I was in Grade 4 there. So what has really changed?
Many of you may have seen this study or something similar. It is a lighthearted look at how the very same scenario is managed in two very different eras.
Now read on and enjoy !!!
Scenario 1: Jack goes rabbit shooting before school and pulls into school parking lot with rifle in gun rack. |
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| 1957 – Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack’s rifle, goes to his car and gets his rifle & chats with Jack about guns. | 2007 – School goes into lock down, Star Force called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his Ute or gun again.. Counsellors called in for traumatized students and teachers. |
Scenario 2 : Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school. |
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| 1957 – Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies. | 2007 – Police called arrests Johnny and Mark. Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it. Both children go to anger management programs for 3 months. School board hold meeting to implement bullying prevention programs. |
Scenario 3: Robbie won’t be still in class disrupts other students. |
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| 1957 – Robbie sent to office and given 6 of the best by the Principal. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again. | 2007 – Robbie given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADD. Robbie’s parents get fortnightly disability payments and School gets extra funding from state because Robbie has a disability. |
Scenario 4: Billy breaks a neighbor’s car window and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt. |
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| 1957 – Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman. | 2007 – Billy’s dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to foster care and joins a gang. State psychologist tells Billy’s sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison. |
Scenario 5: Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school. |
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| 1957 – Mark gets glass of water from Principal to take aspirin with. | 2007 – Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons. |
Scenario 6: Pedro fails high school English. |
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| 1957 – Pedro goes to summer school, passes English and goes to college. | 2007 – Pedro’s cause is taken up by state. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching. English as a requirement for graduation is racist. Parents file class action lawsuit against state school system and Pedro’s English teacher. English banned from core curriculum. Pedro given diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English. |
Scenario 7: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up a bull ant nest. |
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| 1957 – Ants die. | 2007- Star Force, Federal Police & Anti-terrorism Squad called. Johnny charged with domestic terrorism, Feds investigate parents, siblings removed from home, computers confiscated. Johnny’s Dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again. |
Scenario 8: Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him to comfort him. |
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| 1957 – In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing. | 2007 – Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy. |
I noted when I look at my old primary school web site that has a theme now of “Fun, Caring, Learning, Cooperation, Fairness, Respect”. and a motto “Care Excellence and Justice”
It is interesting that it seemed those values were a given once and did not even have to be stated.
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