Fwd: - from a radio list I am on. Laugh, enjoy and then weep.
Especially you teachers out there in cyberdonia ...
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 21:31
Subject: Re: [NRC-AM] Support for Increased FCC Fines
> At 09:05 PM 2/10/2005 -0500, Russ wrote:
> >Back when I was a child, it was largely accepted that parents could
conteol
> >what their children saw or heard to a much greater degree than today,
and
> >there was far less to control because there was a greater degree of
> >agreement as to what was appropriate and what was not. Today it's a
> >different world....
>
> Amen. Today parents would rather allow the FCC to decide what their
kids
> should be watching or hearing, rather than trying to instill into them
> their own set of morals and ethics.
>
> I don't know about you, but to have someone in the FCC or Congress
teach
> my kids morals and ethics scares the hell out of me. Still todays
society
> reminds me of the voice mail system of a school in California. This
is the
> actual answering machine message for the school:
>
> "Hello! You have reached the automated answering service of your
school.
> In order to assist you in connecting the right staff member, please
listen
> to all your options before making a selection:
>
> "To lie about why your child is absent - Press 1"
>
> "To make excuses for why your child did not do his work- Press 2"
>
> "To complain about what we do - Press 3"
>
> "To swear at staff members - Press 4"
>
> "To ask why you didn't get information that was already enclosed in
your
> newsletter and several flyers mailed to you - Press 5"
>
> "If you want us to raise your child - Press 6"
>
> "If you want to reach out and touch, slap or hit someone - Press 7"
>
> "To request another teacher for the third time this year- Press 8"
>
> "To complain about bus transportation - Press 9"
>
> "To complain about school lunches - Press 0"
>
> "If you realize this is the real world and your child must be
accountable
> and responsible for his/her own behavior, class work, homework, and
that
> it's not the teachers' fault for your child's lack of effort: Hang up
and
> have a nice day!"
>
>
sent at 2242 est 2005-02-10
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