And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Just a completely different time… kids are still the same kids but the lack of a moral compass defines their actions. Even the poorest among kids these days is spoiled rotten beyond the imagination of the children pictured here… We are in a bad spot at this point.
Every day for eight years of parochial school. Was doing some ‘defensive training’ with a Gov agency and the instructor talked about the issue of wearing a conventional men’s tie. He added, …all you guys that went to Catholic Grade school already know what happens.
Unless my rememberer is completely shot, that is a picture of a 1950's-1960's public schoolroom. As I remember, in Catholic schools, the boys had "guidelines" for what they could wear but the girls all wore the same uniform.
Just a completely different time… kids are still the same kids but the lack of a moral compass defines their actions. Even the poorest among kids these days is spoiled rotten beyond the imagination of the children pictured here… We are in a bad spot at this point.
ReplyDeleteExactly correct. Sadly.
DeleteYes they are, and yes we did.
ReplyDeleteYes I did!
ReplyDeleteThis should be one of those "This is the way" posts.
ReplyDeleteStill happening (required) at local parochial schools.
ReplyDeleteEvery day for eight years of parochial school. Was doing some ‘defensive training’ with a Gov agency and the instructor talked about the issue of wearing a conventional men’s tie. He added, …all you guys that went to Catholic Grade school already know what happens.
ReplyDeleteStarting in 7th grade, my school required coat and tie until about a month before summer vacation.
ReplyDeleteThis was the early 1970s in SC.
Yep, up North we even wore shirts, ties and jackets going to a Saturday night NHL hockey game.
ReplyDeleteI wore a tie to school. Those nuns were strict about that.
ReplyDeleteUnless my rememberer is completely shot, that is a picture of a 1950's-1960's public schoolroom.
DeleteAs I remember, in Catholic schools, the boys had "guidelines" for what they could wear but the girls all wore the same uniform.
Clip on ties had the advantage of coming off easily when another kid yanked on it.
ReplyDeleteOf course then you had to chase them down.
Back in the day when people had some self-respect and their parents did the job that they were supposed to do.
ReplyDeleteI remember back then girls HAD TO wear dresses. No jeans or slacks. And boys had to wear slacks, no jeans.
Yes they cut us no slack.
DeleteEvery day from 6th grade until I graduated from high school. No clip-ons either!
ReplyDeleteWore a tie or bow tie in early grade school. It was dress code back in the 60's.
ReplyDeleteMy grandsons still wear ties to school.
ReplyDeleteI my day, 7th grade to graduation, a jacket & tie was required.
ReplyDeleteTotal number of school shootings then: Zero. Since forever.
ReplyDeleteOh, and same number at segregated black schools.
Just a coincidence, I'm sure.