[Momoney567]

We had a kid at school drawing come kinda guns dont remember what he drew but they sent him to the principals office and they wanted to have him expelled or at least supended and the kid was in second grade!
I almost shit a brick.

[ArkansasHunter]

Yall just come on and move to Arkansas it's normal to own guns here and if you move to El Dorado your kids can go to college for free...A.H

[Seabeescotty]

A lot of the comments on this thread really sadden me over the way our society has evolved. People are sue-happy, and do it at the drop of a hat. They see someone out hunting, and the police get called. It's truly a sad statement for what our children will be left with. I allow friends to hunt my property without making them sign a release, because I trust them to be safe. Letting a stranger do the same would make me nervous, though. If he stepped in a armadilla hole, he'd prob'ly sue my britches off for his stupidity. But, if any of YOU folks show up, and want to hunt, you'll always be welcome at my little piece of Heaven, as I trust that you all are as safe as I am!!! With that said, sadness go away!!!!!!!!!

[SKS NOOB]

That's the whole point, I fear, Seabee. Takin us'in poor backwater folks and "edgicatin" us to so that we'ins can fit in a "modern" world.

[Brother Bob]

I was raised in Oklahoma and now reside in soutwest Tennessee. I also lived in South Carolina when I was in the Navy. Most folks, down here, have never met a stranger. You can go to a WalMart or Target and folks will just start chatting with you. I tried that in Boston back in 1978 and I thought the woman was going to scream and kick me in the scrotum! I was wearing my Navy uniform for God Sakes! She looked scared and backed up! I thought maybe my fly was open or I had a bugger hanging out of my nose! Jeez!

[Seabeescotty]

Any of the big cities are like that, these days. If you don't get out of the way fast enough, they walk right over you! I don't understand the mentality of those people, it's like there's no courtesy left in the world. Give me a small town where everyone knows everyone else, even if they just moved to town! The biggest town close to me is Grove, with a population of 5 thousand, and the folks there are nice as all get out! But it seems that as people get pushed closer together, they withdraw, and become strangers who are afraid to give you the time of day! The old saying, "safety in numbers", doesn't seem to work here. The more you pack people together, the less secure they seem to be! And these days, if you get caught with your fly open, you might end up in jail! I check mine constantly!!LOL

[Windwalker]

Recapture your school boards. Then demand that the schools submit their curriculum for the boards approval before they can teach it, and proposed school policy for board approval before before it becomes policy. Let's take back control of our schools so we can give our children the fairness and justice they deserve.

[Brother Bob]

Quote:       Originally Posted by Windwalker

Recapture your school boards. Then demand that the schools submit their curriculum for the boards approval before they can teach it, and proposed school policy for board approval before before it becomes policy. Let's take back control of our schools so we can give our children the fairness and justice they deserve.

Right on! Right on! Right on! Might want to consider getting rid of the Teachers Union and tenure for a start! If I ain't worth a scat at work, they'll fire me. Why not a bad teacher?

[mdj696]

Found my best friend in Viet Nam about 2 years ago, up in N.J. Pulled out my closet pitures and slides I had taken over there and made a 2 hour long slide show and added Vietnamesse music to it. Over the years I've let kids use my pictures for their class project and everyone came back tekking me they made an A+ on their presentation. I recently was asked by a young man if I could help him with project in school, just as I was finishing up on slide show. His project was interviewing someone who was a part of history of this country. It went over so well its now part of their social studys program at Ga State University. Recently I went to our local high school, rural N.C. and they asked me if I would do a class with the students, I agreed. My job in the army "fixing GUNS". I feel these kids need a real history lesson, not some fantasy history their trying to brainwash our children with, put together by liberals and dem's who live their lives in some fantasy world. Heres a sample picture of a Huey opening up on VC with a minigun when they (VC) were massing outside wire, getting ready to try and over run us.

[Father Time]

Quote:       Originally Posted by Brother Bob

Right on! Right on! Right on! Might want to consider getting rid of the Teachers Union and tenure for a start! If I ain't worth a scat at work, they'll fire me. Why not a bad teacher?

Before tenure laws, school boards and administrators were VERY arbitrary about who got fired. The tenure laws gave teachers a right to a hearing. Teachers still get fired for incompetence or misconduct.

Quote:       Originally Posted by Windwalker

Recapture your school boards. Then demand that the schools submit their curriculum for the boards approval before they can teach it, and proposed school policy for board approval before before it becomes policy. Let's take back control of our schools so we can give our children the fairness and justice they deserve.

I never heard of a school district where a curriculum was taught before the school board reviewed it.

By the way, my wife, who is superintendent of schools hereabout says that the gun science project would be great here in Michigan. It's bringing a weapon to school gets you in trouble.

[Cyrille]

When I was in school, elementry thorugh the few years I went to collage I never ever saw a firearm on campus, I'm not saying they weren't there, I don't know that, but I do know I never saw one but then I never ran into a drug dealer either. But I don't believe they were there either. People back then had and stuck to a set of values. The majority [at least in my world] went to work, went ro church, and did the best they could to raise the children according to their lights, Teachers and clergy had the right, nay; they had the duty and the unspoken permission of the parents to disapline a child that "got out of line" I know that for a fact because I was "disaplinded a whole bunch! both when I was in school and when I got home! I believe and hope that the old rules will once again be enforced and the raseing of the family will again be left to those who take the raising of children seriously.

[SPOCAHP ANAR]

Quote:       Originally Posted by Father Time

By the way, my wife, who is superintendent of schools hereabout says that the gun science project would be great here in Michigan. It's bringing a weapon to school gets you in trouble.

FT that isn't the norm everywhere.

[mdj696]

FT, have your wife check out pictures I do my class with at 701mb.com, 701st Maintenance Battalion, photos, D Company, Mike Jones (68-69). Here's one picture u won't find on the web anywhere. Baby pygmy deer.

[damage855]

Its not been that long ago the FFA at my old highscholl had a target shoting compition with .22lr went very well as a remeber but now the landowner has passed and the kids that have it now felt nervous about liability so it has been suspended untill a new place is found.

[Father Time]

Quote:       Originally Posted by SPOCAHP ANAR

FT that isn't the norm everywhere.

I know, SA, but it was getting kind of general in here and I just was saying, us northerners have some sense too.

[Seabeescotty]

Father Time, I think this is one of the most sensible groups of people I have ever met, and they're from all over the world! What upsets me are the professors like Warren Churchill up in colorado, who are allowed to sow their own brand of propaganda without any kind of check to see if what they are teaching is at the very least true information.

[Father Time]

Quote:       Originally Posted by Seabeescotty

Father Time, I think this is one of the most sensible groups of people I have ever met, and they're from all over the world! What upsets me are the professors like Warren Churchill up in colorado, who are allowed to sow their own brand of propaganda without any kind of check to see if what they are teaching is at the very least true information.

Don't forget that for every extreme case that you read about here or in the media, there are hundreds of educators trying to do what's right.

[mdj696]

FT, heres the pictureI tried uploading last night. Wife expert w/computers.

[Brother Bob]

Quote:       Originally Posted by mdj696

FT, heres the pictureI tried uploading last night. Wife expert w/computers. Attachment 7465

That's the cutest damn thing I've ever seen...................What do they taste like???????? LOL!!!!

[Seabeescotty]

Barely a mouthful!LOL Father Time, I'm not trying to detract from all the excellent teachers we have out there. I just forget to make mention at times, sorry about that! I honestly believe we have the best system in the world, but it's overworked, trying to teach in classes where students speak so many different languages. The classes get mired trying to keep everyone on track. The gifted students are penalized because the speed of learning is slowed to accomodate foreign born students who don't understand our language.