Alsoa lot of parents are apparently proud of their kids if they're making out with their girlfriend/boyfriend at age 9 or they're proud if the kid is known as the bully. I mean what is up with all this?
Yes, the 80s were the best time to be a child. And the 90s were the best time to be in high school and college.
Steve
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My dad worked in education from the early 60s until 1997 and this was the biggest change he saw over the span of his career. When he started, parents were supportive of teachers/administrators where grades and discipline were concerned, but by the time he retired, the parent would take the kids side more often than not. Personally, I think that is one of the biggest reasons our education system is failing.
from what I've heard, parent interference is HUGE problem nowadays.
from what I've heard, parent interference is HUGE problem nowadays.
Ain't that the truth. I remember getting in trouble in class when I was in middle school and I will never forget the look on my dad's face or the sound of his voice (plus when dad ever called you by your first and middle name you knew you were dead) when he found out that I disrupted Mrs. Whatevers class. And there wasn't an ounce of maybe it was the teachers fault. If I got in trouble it was all on me. Now, I know that is a little old school but I never got in trouble again. Nowadays these kids are never held responsible for their actions and it paints a terrible picture of what the real world is like.
Hey, you wouldn't hire a clown to fix a leak in the jon so why do you let these hooligans tear down the biz? YEEAAHHH. I don't care if he is Mr. Notorious BIG, can he croon?
my mother still thinks everything is my fault. :cool:
80's were great (aside from some really embarrassing photos with big hair and m.c. hammer pants that are out there). smurfs, snorks, jem, the jetsons, garbage pail kids, kangaroos, jelly bracelets!!!!
another great thing about the 70's ,anybody here ever hear of cut day it used to happen at the high school i attended ,we did it for the juniors and seniors man what a scene we would collect money from the whole student body like a week or two before the party usually around early june ,we would get enough money for 12 to 15 kegs of beer and usually a 1/4 or 1/2 lb of weed and have a huge party at the local beach park ,even the cops would just stop by and make sure that there weren't any fights and just make sure we would clean up afterwards ,you couldn't do anything close to this in the late 80's or never now .....best times
my mother still thinks everything is my fault. :cool:
80's were great (aside from some really embarrassing photos with big hair and m.c. hammer pants that are out there). smurfs, snorks, jem, the jetsons, garbage pail kids, kangaroos, jelly bracelets!!!!
JEM was truly, truly, truly outrageous.
I was Jem on three or four Halloween's during the 80s. I think I'll be Jem this year as well...or maybe She-Ra?
Rio was my first crush. It was all about his purple hair...staight pimpin.
I agree, I think it was the best decade. It's a different world today. We used to have to actually call our friends to hang out, and you couldn't call after a certain time? And you addressed your friends' parents as Mr and Mrs so-and-so.
And everything wasn't so oriented on being online and texting and what not.
And what about the music? And the beginning of mtv? Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, U2..
music came out on actual albums? I still say 'records' to this day
and what about the movies? Back to the Future? the John Hughes movies? Flashdance? FAME!
and growing up in the 80's means I was fortunate enough hear all the great music of the 90's, at the time it all originated!
oh yeah and all the neon fashions? The plastic bracelets? The Madonna wannabe look? Madonna had a clothing line! Leggings? Stirrup pants? Wow!
"...like a word misplaced, nothing said, what a waste.."
"Sometimes life should be consumed in measured doses"
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and Metsy!
I was Jem on three or four Halloween's during the 80s. I think I'll be Jem this year as well...or maybe She-Ra?
Rio was my first crush. It was all about his purple hair...staight pimpin.
Jem and She-Ra were my absolute favs. I loved He-man too. it was cool if you had a boy and a girl in the family because then you got both he-man and she-ra stuff and you could combine them and make like their whole universe.
(p.s. I've attempted the she-ra halloween costume. it's harder than it looks)
the toys in the 80s were definitely the coolest. do you remember those things...I can't remember...pogo balls? it was like a ball with a platform and you hopped on it and jumped around? I loved that thing.
How many people remember this by heart:
up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a, b, a, start
or this one
007 373 5963
Hey, you wouldn't hire a clown to fix a leak in the jon so why do you let these hooligans tear down the biz? YEEAAHHH. I don't care if he is Mr. Notorious BIG, can he croon?
I was He-Man or one of the Duke boys for Halloween every year. And speaking of Halloween remember those old plastic Halloween costumes. They were great. The masks had this strings that were staples on and always broke..LOL
Hey, you wouldn't hire a clown to fix a leak in the jon so why do you let these hooligans tear down the biz? YEEAAHHH. I don't care if he is Mr. Notorious BIG, can he croon?
I loved He-Man, I had Castle Gray Skull!
LOL
I had an Ewok Village but during one of my fathers temper tantrums he smashed it with his foot. Jackass. Haha.
Get em a Body Bag Yeeeeeaaaaa!
Sweep the Leg Johnny.
i guess its all relative, i grew up in the 60s and 70s and those were such good times, and so different from how my kids grew up in the 90's and in this decade. everything now is video games and television, when i was a kid we were always outside playing and only came home when it was time to eat dinner, to actually sit down at the table and have a meal with the family, what a concept!!! kids and parents are too scared to enjoy being outside anymore, its really sad to see that, but totally understandable. stupid human race.....
and also, we had kickass cartoons when we were kids, i just don't get the cartoons anymore, DAMN i am old!!!
Yep, good and bad things about every decade. I was always outside too and I feel bad that a lot of kids don't have that now. There still are great cartoons though, Spongebob is one that I love.
"I'd rather be with an animal." "Those that can be trusted can change their mind." "The in between is mine." "If I don't lose control, explore and not explode, a preternatural other plane with the power to maintain." "Yeh this is living." "Life is what you make it."
(p.s. I've attempted the she-ra halloween costume. it's harder than it looks)
the toys in the 80s were definitely the coolest. do you remember those things...I can't remember...pogo balls? it was like a ball with a platform and you hopped on it and jumped around? I loved that thing.
in elementary school...it was always my favorite to get scratch & sniff stickers on my papers.
and hellllloooo....trapper keepers
In high school, after the trapper keeper phase. Did anyone have the old cardboard CD boxes cut out and slid into your plastic cover? I had Ten, and Blood Sugar Sex Magik in mine
Scratch and Sniff's were weird. They either smelled like bananas or medicine :eek:
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Yup it was the BEST! I lost my virginity in that decade.
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In high school, after the trapper keeper phase. Did anyone have the old cardboard CD boxes cut out and slid into your plastic cover? I had Ten, and Blood Sugar Sex Magik in mine
Scratch and Sniff's were weird. They either smelled like bananas or medicine :eek:
i loved the smell of the stickers, but i was a strange child too
lisa frank everything was my favorite in middle school too
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Damn, I forgot the select. The numbers are the code to get right to Mike Tyson in Mike Tyson's Punch Out.
Hey, you wouldn't hire a clown to fix a leak in the jon so why do you let these hooligans tear down the biz? YEEAAHHH. I don't care if he is Mr. Notorious BIG, can he croon?
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Oh, and that is fucked up!
11/18/97 Oakland
07/13/98 Los Angeles
07/14/98 Los Angeles
10/31/99 Bridge School
10/28/00 San Bernardino
10/31/00 Mountain View
10/21/01 Bridge School
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07/16/06 SF II
07/18/06 SF III
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agreed.
from what I've heard, parent interference is HUGE problem nowadays.
Some of todays parents have no clue and thats scary.
My sister says its the worst part of her job. The thought of dealing with idiot parents is one of the reasons I haven't (yet) become a teacher.
Ain't that the truth. I remember getting in trouble in class when I was in middle school and I will never forget the look on my dad's face or the sound of his voice (plus when dad ever called you by your first and middle name you knew you were dead) when he found out that I disrupted Mrs. Whatevers class. And there wasn't an ounce of maybe it was the teachers fault. If I got in trouble it was all on me. Now, I know that is a little old school but I never got in trouble again. Nowadays these kids are never held responsible for their actions and it paints a terrible picture of what the real world is like.
80's were great (aside from some really embarrassing photos with big hair and m.c. hammer pants that are out there). smurfs, snorks, jem, the jetsons, garbage pail kids, kangaroos, jelly bracelets!!!!
my teacher friends say that too. one of them is probably the best teacher in the state and she's considering leaving. it's not what she signed up for.
JEM was truly, truly, truly outrageous.
I was Jem on three or four Halloween's during the 80s. I think I'll be Jem this year as well...or maybe She-Ra?
Rio was my first crush. It was all about his purple hair...staight pimpin.
And everything wasn't so oriented on being online and texting and what not.
And what about the music? And the beginning of mtv? Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, U2..
music came out on actual albums? I still say 'records' to this day
and what about the movies? Back to the Future? the John Hughes movies? Flashdance? FAME!
and growing up in the 80's means I was fortunate enough hear all the great music of the 90's, at the time it all originated!
oh yeah and all the neon fashions? The plastic bracelets? The Madonna wannabe look? Madonna had a clothing line! Leggings? Stirrup pants? Wow!
"Sometimes life should be consumed in measured doses"
6-01-06
6/25/08
Free Speedy
and Metsy!
Jem and She-Ra were my absolute favs. I loved He-man too. it was cool if you had a boy and a girl in the family because then you got both he-man and she-ra stuff and you could combine them and make like their whole universe.
(p.s. I've attempted the she-ra halloween costume. it's harder than it looks)
the toys in the 80s were definitely the coolest. do you remember those things...I can't remember...pogo balls? it was like a ball with a platform and you hopped on it and jumped around? I loved that thing.
up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a, b, a, start
or this one
007 373 5963
I was He-Man or one of the Duke boys for Halloween every year. And speaking of Halloween remember those old plastic Halloween costumes. They were great. The masks had this strings that were staples on and always broke..LOL
LOL
I had an Ewok Village but during one of my fathers temper tantrums he smashed it with his foot. Jackass. Haha.
Sweep the Leg Johnny.
No idea what that is.
Sweep the Leg Johnny.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
-Oscar Wilde
Sweep the Leg Johnny.
this site proves that the 80's were RAD! (yeah I said it)
http://www.liketotally80s.com/80s-toys.html
and hellllloooo....trapper keepers
http://www.liketotally80s.com/scratch-sniff-stickers.html
In high school, after the trapper keeper phase. Did anyone have the old cardboard CD boxes cut out and slid into your plastic cover? I had Ten, and Blood Sugar Sex Magik in mine
Scratch and Sniff's were weird. They either smelled like bananas or medicine :eek:
Peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
lisa frank everything was my favorite in middle school too