Common Sense is No More

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Common Sense is No More
By George Will

WASHINGTON -- Called to a Florida school that could not cope, police led the disorderly student away in handcuffs, all 40 pounds of her 5-year-old self. In a Solomonic compromise, schools in Broward County, Fla., banned running at recess. Long Beach, N.J., removed signs warning swimmers about riptides, although the oblivious tides continued. The warning label on a five-inch fishing lure with a three-pronged hook says, "Harmful if swallowed"; the label on a letter opener says, "Safety goggle recommended."

No official at the Florida school would put a restraining arm around the misbehaving child lest he or she be sued, as a young member of Teach for America was, for $20 million (the school settled for $90,000), because the teacher put a hand on the back of a turbulent seventh-grader to direct him to leave the classroom. Another teacher's career was ruined by accusations arising from her having positioned a child's fingers on a flute. A 2004 survey reported that 78 percent of middle and high school teachers have been subjected to legal threats from students bristling with rights. Students, sensing the anxiety that seizes schools when law intrudes into incidental relations, challenge teachers' authority.

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[xsited1]

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This stuff doesn't happen at my kid's schools. Of course, they go to private schools.

 

[indago]

We were having the same type of discussion a few years back on the ACLU message boards and I posted this:

"I don't believe that a teacher should be responsible for class punishments. The teachers' job is to teach. Every day the teacher is confronted by unruly students, usually not the whole class. I believe that the school should have a disciplinarian who can be called upon by the teacher on such an occasion. The teacher can then continue his function without having to complicate the process with disciplinarian functions beyond the realm of teaching the subject at hand.

If a student becomes confrontational, or unruly, all the teacher has to do is call the disciplinarian in to take the student from the classroom. The student can be dealt with out of the classroom and out of the sight and hearing of the other students, and the teacher can continue with his teaching."

 

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Chainsaw
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Sears hairdryer:
Do not use while sleeping.

Bag of Fritos:
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Bar of Dial soap:
Directions: Use like regular soap.

Swann frozen dinners:
Serving suggestion: Defrost.

Hotel provided shower cap in a box:
Fits one head.

Tesco's Tiramisu dessert: (printed on bottom of the box)
Do not turn upside down.

Marks & Spencer Bread Pudding:
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Packaging for a Rowenta iron:
Do not iron clothes on body.

Boot's Children's cough medicine:
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Nytol sleep aid:
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String of Chinese-made Christmas lights:
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Japanese food processor:
Not to be used for the other use.

Sainsbury's peanuts:
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American Airlines packet of nuts:
Instructions: open packet, eat nuts.

Korean kitchen knife:
Warning keep out of children

Helmet mounted mirror used by us cyclists:
Remember, objects in the mirror are actually behind you

New Zealand insect spray:
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Blanket from taiwan:
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Infant's bathtub:
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Hair Dryer
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Do not place this product into any electronic equipment.

A toilet at a public sports facility
Recycled flush water unsafe for drinking.

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Aim-n-Flame fireplace lighter.
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Toner cartridge for a laser printer
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Novelty rock garden set called "Popcorn Rock"
Eating rocks may lead to broken teeth.

A frisbee
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A toilet bowl cleaning brush.
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A birthday card for a 1 year old.
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Heated seat cushion
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Warning: Misuse may cause injury or death.

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Remove plastic before eating.

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No stopping or standing.

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Container of salt
Warning: High in sodium

Hose Nozzle
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Liquid Plummer
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Windex
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Toilet Plunger
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Dremel Electric Rotary Tool
This product not intended for use as a dental drill.

Arm & Hammer Scoopable Cat Litter
Safe to use around pets.

Endust Duster
This product is not defined as flammable by the Consumer Products Safety Commision Regulations. However, this product can be ignited under certain circumstances.

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Little Ones Baby Lotion
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Dial Soap
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Rowenta Iron
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Swanson TV Dinners
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Hershey's Almond Bar
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Those are great!

 

[xsited1]

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Thank you, Lawyers!

 

[xsited1]

We were having the same type of discussion a few years back on the ACLU message boards and I posted this:

"I don't believe that a teacher should be responsible for class punishments. The teachers' job is to teach. Every day the teacher is confronted by unruly students, usually not the whole class. I believe that the school should have a disciplinarian who can be called upon by the teacher on such an occasion. The teacher can then continue his function without having to complicate the process with disciplinarian functions beyond the realm of teaching the subject at hand.

If a student becomes confrontational, or unruly, all the teacher has to do is call the disciplinarian in to take the student from the classroom. The student can be dealt with out of the classroom and out of the sight and hearing of the other students, and the teacher can continue with his teaching."

When I was in grade school, we called that person the Principal.

 

[alan1]

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I'm offended by your post, therefore I must sue you. If your pocket isn't deep enough, I'm going after Gunny and the other admins/moderators.

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

Thank you, Lawyers!

don't want lawyers? next time you need legal advise try calling on a web master or an internet troll and then tell me how you see the light.

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

RealClearPolitics - Articles - Common Sense is No More

?George Will lost all credibility after he drank from the cup of the Reagan revolution. Before then I even bought his book. Now, he's a has been, washed up, old fool who is still trying to reconcile his mind numbing idiocy of supporting Reaganomics.

 

[xsited1]

don't want lawyers? next time you need legal advise try calling on a web master or an internet troll and then tell me how you see the light.

Just the unscrupulous ones. That accounts for about 90% of them.