tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177797611659983135.post366731255103881231..comments2023-10-16T09:50:40.937-04:00Comments on Barbara V Evers: Why? How? A Grandmother's QuestionsBarbara V. Evershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350675979426950166noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177797611659983135.post-8086662248412288712012-12-20T17:16:05.697-05:002012-12-20T17:16:05.697-05:00It's definitely a different world than when we...It's definitely a different world than when we were growing up. We know what we need, but America rejects the cure.<br /><br />God, have mercy...Vonda Skeltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15709374938210704402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177797611659983135.post-64385947645161413952012-12-18T22:45:18.958-05:002012-12-18T22:45:18.958-05:00Henry, high school students drove our buses, too. ...Henry, high school students drove our buses, too. That changed soon after I graduated. I wish I knew where things went wrong, but I think there are too many factors to point to just one. Pulling God out of the schools probably hasn't helped any. We used to say the Pledge of Allegiance and the Lord's Prayer at the beginning of every school day. Now, you can lose your job for even Barbara V. Evershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350675979426950166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177797611659983135.post-24752830589333654262012-12-18T22:42:08.866-05:002012-12-18T22:42:08.866-05:00Phil, I don't doubt there is some validity to ...Phil, I don't doubt there is some validity to your point about video games. Killing has become glorified in many ways because of them. One correction, though, I didn't say in-school violence never happened. It just wasn't a problem in my high school except for the occasional fight between two kids.Barbara V. Evershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350675979426950166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177797611659983135.post-30140735984996989392012-12-17T19:15:44.255-05:002012-12-17T19:15:44.255-05:00When I graduated in the 70's boys carried pock...When I graduated in the 70's boys carried pocket knives (we sharpened them in shop or Ag class) and boys went hunting before school and cleaned shotguns in the parking lot while chatting with "the" Sheriff's Deputy in our area. High School students drove the school buses.<br /><br />Not in more, a pocket kife could get you expelled for the rest of the year. Adults drive buses HenryDhttp://www.fictionary.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177797611659983135.post-57897861402749349762012-12-17T19:13:59.262-05:002012-12-17T19:13:59.262-05:00Barbara: You said that in-school violence never h...Barbara: You said that in-school violence never happened when you were growing up. You also said guns and mental illness prevailed back then. The one thing different now are those hideous, viscous video games. If a teenager spends endless hours killing people in these games, it has to affect their brains.Phil Arnoldnoreply@blogger.com