Comments on: 5 Quotes on Change and a bit of fun http://kirkweisler.com/t4d/2008/09/21/5-quotes-on-change-and-a-bit-of-fun/ Chief Morale Officer Kirk Weisler's Thought 4 the Day Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:00:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: shaun http://kirkweisler.com/t4d/2008/09/21/5-quotes-on-change-and-a-bit-of-fun/#comment-4221 shaun Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:24:21 +0000 http://kirkweisler.com/t4d/2008/09/21/5-quotes-on-change-and-a-bit-of-fun/#comment-4221 Additional Scenario: how about this one: 1957 - Billy steals a car. Goes to prison for 10years and actually stays 10years. Does not have a tv in his cell. Learns to be an electrician while in prison. Gets a real job when he gets out and turns out to be a solid citizen. 2007 - Billy steals a car. Goes to jail for 18months, tops. Learns how to perfect the art of stealing cars by playing videogames that highlight criminal activities on a color flatscreen tv and gaming console paid for by taxpayers. Carjacks 3 vehicles in his first month out of prison. Gets sentenced to another 18months. and the cycle repeats, all paid for by taxpayers. Additional Scenario:

how about this one:

1957 - Billy steals a car. Goes to prison for 10years and actually stays 10years. Does not
have a tv in his cell. Learns to be an electrician while in prison. Gets a real job when he
gets out and turns out to be a solid citizen.

2007 - Billy steals a car. Goes to jail for 18months, tops. Learns how to perfect the art of
stealing cars by playing videogames that highlight criminal activities on a color flatscreen tv
and gaming console paid for by taxpayers. Carjacks 3 vehicles in his first month out of prison.
Gets sentenced to another 18months. and the cycle repeats, all paid for by taxpayers.

]]> By: kirkweisler http://kirkweisler.com/t4d/2008/09/21/5-quotes-on-change-and-a-bit-of-fun/#comment-4193 kirkweisler Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:06:13 +0000 http://kirkweisler.com/t4d/2008/09/21/5-quotes-on-change-and-a-bit-of-fun/#comment-4193 I am familiar with autism....in fact very familiar. ..but reading the piece in no way reinforced any misconceptions in my view. People that are ignorant aren't now more or less ignorant...they are still just ignorant. I think the author who wrote the piece was using satire to illustrate an entirely different point. That of parents abdicating their responsibility to teach & discipline their kids to the schools and society and then blaming the schools & society for it not going well. But I see your point ... My apologies...certianly no offense was intended. Please keep in mind I am not a political or social commentator or personality... my real point in today's T4D is found in the last quote ..which was directly in response to the author who seemed chagrined at how things have changed for the worse. Society will get worse and worse until if we just allow it to drift in that direction…it will only get better if people deliberately desire and design it do so. Things alter for the worse spontaneously, if they be not altered for the better designedly. ~Francis Bacon ~ Kirk I am familiar with autism….in fact very familiar. ..but reading the piece in no way reinforced any misconceptions in my view. People that are ignorant aren’t now more or less ignorant…they are still just ignorant.

I think the author who wrote the piece was using satire to illustrate an entirely different point. That of parents abdicating their responsibility to teach & discipline their kids to the schools and society and then blaming the schools & society for it not going well.

But I see your point … My apologies…certianly no offense was intended.

Please keep in mind I am not a political or social commentator or personality… my real point in today’s T4D is found in the last quote ..which was directly in response to the author who seemed chagrined at how things have changed for the worse. Society will get worse and worse until if we just allow it to drift in that direction…it will only get better if people deliberately desire and design it do so. Things alter for the worse spontaneously, if they be not altered for the better designedly. ~Francis Bacon
~ Kirk

]]> By: John http://kirkweisler.com/t4d/2008/09/21/5-quotes-on-change-and-a-bit-of-fun/#comment-4192 John Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:51:03 +0000 http://kirkweisler.com/t4d/2008/09/21/5-quotes-on-change-and-a-bit-of-fun/#comment-4192 The scenario about a child with learning disabilities getting a good paddling is insensitive. Being a parent of a child that struggles with learning disabilities, I find it offensive. Not every child that has a learning disability has ADD or AD/HD. Ever heard of Autism? Thanks for spreading a common misconception. The scenario about a child with learning disabilities getting a good paddling is insensitive. Being a parent of a child that struggles with learning disabilities, I find it offensive. Not every child that has a learning disability has ADD or AD/HD. Ever heard of Autism? Thanks for spreading a common misconception.

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