The American School in 1957 and 2007,

... Might have been ...

The text of the methods of solving problems in US schools today and fifty years ago, the English translated c. Laugh at it of course you can, but you really fifty years ago, American students were not shot from teachers and classmates brought a gun to school. Translation appeared in RuNet last year, and is now experiencing a new wave of popularity.




Jack duck hunting before school and comes to school with a gun in the car.
1957 - Head of School visits the gun Jack goes to his car, takes his gun and shows it to Jack.
2007 - Full evacuation of the school, the FBI comes and takes Jack to prison. Jack would never have access to weapons. Psychologists calm mentally-traumatized students and teachers.

John and Mark are fighting with their fists after school.
1957 - going crowd, Mark wins, Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up best friends.
2007 - Someone calls the police, Johnny and Mark are arrested. Both get a term in the children's colony and expelled from school.

Jeffrey will not be still in class and interfere with other students.
1957 - Jeffrey given note sent to office and given a good notation. After that, he returned to class and does not bother anyone else.
2007 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin, turns into a zombie and tested for attention deficit disorder. School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a disability.

Billy breaks a window in a neighbor's car and his father smacks him with a belt.
1957 - Billy is no longer hit the glass, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.
2007 - Pope Billy arrested for child abuse. Billy is sent to a boarding school and joins a street gang. State psychologist tells Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison. Billy's mom begins to live with this psychologist.

Do Make a headache and takes some aspirin to school.
1957 - The director is also a headache and Mark shares aspirin with him on the court for smoking.
2007 - Called the police, Mark expelled from school for violation of school control regime of drugs, his car is searched for drugs and weapons.

Pedro fails the exam in English.
1957 - Pedro goes to summer school, complete their education in English, passes examination and go to college.
2007 - Pedro matter to the Supreme Court of the State. Newspapers insist that the requirement of knowledge of English for graduation - is racist. ACLU sues the entire school system of education and English teacher from the school Pedro. English banned from core curriculum. Pedro given diploma, but ends up mowing lawns anyway because they do not know English.

Johnny parses Christmas crackers, sticks it in a jar with the fuel and explode the anthill on school grounds.
1957 - The ants are killed.
2007 - Cause of the Bureau of control over alcohol, tobacco and weapons, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security. Johnny was arrested for attempted act of terrorism, FBI investigates the case for their parents, siblings removed from home, computers confiscated. John's father enters the terror watch list and is never allowed to fly the aircraft.

Johnny falls during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs Johnny and pats him on the head.
1957 - 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 state prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy.

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