Were you born between 1930 and 1970?

[Rose5]

Of course, after first molding it into cookies and blue chicken legs and mini pizzas.

Play Doh smells so good–I wouldn’t mind a room air freshener that smells like Play Doh.

That is hilarious! I would love an air freshener, or incense that smelled like Play Doh!

We also ate hundreds of wonderful apples sprayed heavily with DDT. No side effects yet.

 

[JRPO]

Yes

Then along came the 60’s and we all know what happend in the 60’s

you know one of the things I often think about.

We have supposedly made things better for kids and yet they seem to have more problems than ever.

more mental illness, more obesity, more social problems and its all got worse since the 60’s, and at the same time as all those things have got worse so has the divorce rate.

funny how you said Trish " till the 1970’s

Perhaps, I don’t know, because I was born 2 years before the 60’s… but I believe it got worse in the late 80’s & early 90’s.

Divorce rate has gone up since the revolution of the 60’s progressively
Simultaneously
in children, mental illness,obesity, social problems have gone up since the revolution of the60,s
certainly recently its got worse and worse

 

[livnlern]

Anyone remember Space Food Stix? Am not sure what they were made of, but everybody thought they were great because the astronauts ate them!
And how about Tang. Who knows what’s in that stuff!

 

[Beachcomber]

1954, for me. We didn’t have a microwave, a DVD (or, VCR), an answering machine. You name it. This thread brings back memories!

One thing I remember is bomb shelters in people’s front yards. They looked like cement igloos.

The school system was allowed to spank really problem kids; but, as I recall, it didn’t really work. The kids still acted out, bullied, whatever. The schools also allowed the Gideon bible people to come to public schools and give out New Testaments and bookmarks. The Protestant kids got a bookmark with the 10 Commandments on it; and the Catholic kids got a bookmark with the Hail Mary.

 

[JohnMPhilomena]

Well i can tell you she was wrong there is no justce in abuse and to assault a child is just that is it not. Your teacher may have been right that the kids were misbehaving but there are other ways to diciplin a child without beating them. But maybe thats another thread. I feel very strongly about no hitting policy!!!

I saw a kid or two get a big chalk mark from a flying eraser. They deserved it, it didn’t hurt them, and the rest of us got a big laugh.

Seriously, sometimes unruly children need to be put in their place. The parents won’t do it. Not all corporal punishment is abuse.

John

 

[dulcissima]

I was born in 1966 and have absolutely no memories of teachers hitting kids or throwing things…ever.

However, when my ex was in middle school he made his teacher so mad that the teacher threw a desk at him. He ducked and the desk hit the wall, taking out a chunk. It was a completely infamous story in the area. I don’t know if the teacher was disciplined, but surprisingly, he didn’t lose his job over the incident.

 

[Hiskid1973]

I was born in 1966 and have absolutely no memories of teachers hitting kids or throwing things…ever.

However, when my ex was in middle school he made his teacher so mad that the teacher threw a desk at him. He ducked and the desk hit the wall, taking out a chunk. It was a completely infamous story in the area. I don’t know if the teacher was disciplined, but surprisingly, he didn’t lose his job over the incident.

Schools are out of control now due to lack of discipline(home and school)…Some schools in my area actually have policemen in the halls…Back in around 1964 I pulled a chair out from a girl and she crashed to the floor…I got my backside burned pretty good…I vividly rember grabbing paper and jamming it down the back…Man I was sore…My mom says “good” you deserved that…No calling the school grumbling…You know I turned out good, graduated with no problems…We’re only reaping what we sowed for the last 40 years…
My daughter is a kindergarten teacher, She gets so frustrated that she has to teach so much basic skills that they should be getting a t home…

 

[Brenda_V]

It could also be from all that eating of Play-doh growing up…anyone ever eat play-doh?

Nope. I didn’t like the smell, eww, still don’t.

Remember fried bologna sandwiches on white bread? Maybe with a slice of yellow American? Yum.

Not sandwiches but fried bologna w/eggs for breakfast, mmm, maybe I will get some and make breakfast with it soon!

Anyone remember Space Food Stix? Am not sure what they were made of, but everybody thought they were great because the astronauts ate them!
And how about Tang. Who knows what’s in that stuff!

Oh, I am so glad someone else remembers these! I liked the peanut butter Space Food Stix! Of course, Tang the drink of astronauts! That was always a bit strong for me but you don’t have to mix it as directed .

Brenda V.

 

[maryjk]

I was born in 1966 and have absolutely no memories of teachers hitting kids or throwing things…ever.

However, when my ex was in middle school he made his teacher so mad that the teacher threw a desk at him. He ducked and the desk hit the wall, taking out a chunk. It was a completely infamous story in the area. I don’t know if the teacher was disciplined, but surprisingly, he didn’t lose his job over the incident.

1966, what a great year. :extrahappy:

I don’t remember a teacher ever hitting a student. But I know my parents remember it. They were born in 1944. So maybe it was their generation, rather than ours?

 

[trish_scotland]

I saw a kid or two get a big chalk mark from a flying eraser. They deserved it, it didn’t hurt them, and the rest of us got a big laugh.

Seriously, sometimes unruly children need to be put in their place. The parents won’t do it. Not all corporal punishment is abuse.

John

Oh you got a big laugh at that did you. Good for you. We obviously have different oppinions about the treatment of children unruly or not so lets agree to dissagree.

 

[Norseman82]

1964 birth here.

There were also certain areas of the playground and certain equipment I and my friends could never play on, because the bullies hung out there.

the teachers just told US to stay away from that area. The bullies never got disciplined or told to let us use it.

At the same time, if you defended yourself against a bully, you were not punished for it, at least not as severely as the bully. At least I wasn’t.

 

[The_Reginator]

Playtime:
When I wanted a friend to play with I simply had to go outside. I was born in early 1958 – at that time there were lots of kids around. We rode our bikes with no protection and we climbed tall trees. And we lived.

TV:
Remember when there was only one TV set in the house? We could watch at any time except meal time or after bedtime. (If the homework was done of course.)
There were no warnings about violence, foul language or nudity – that stuff was only shown on R-rated movies in movie theatres. Parental supervision wasn’t required.
Things have really gone downhill.

 

[dulcissima]

I was only allowed to watch 2 hours of television per day, including during the summer.

 

[JohnMPhilomena]

1964 birth here.

At the same time, if you defended yourself against a bully, you were not punished for it, at least not as severely as the bully. At least I wasn’t.

Exactly. My son started a new school in 10th grade and some kid had it in for him. I guess he didn’t like the way my son looked or something.

Everytime my son would walk down the hall, this kid would veer across the hall and ram into him.

Finally, my son (who has a green belt in karate - about 1 year of training) got mad and pushed him against the locker. The kid put his hands up and said, “I don’t want to fight you!”. Then he sucker punched my son.

So my son took him to the floor until someone broke it up. And - you guessed it - my son was suspended for 3 days. Zero tolerance policy.

I told him I don’t care what the school says, you have a right to defend yourself.

John Marie Philomena

 

[Love_is_Patient]

I was born in 1966 and have absolutely no memories of teachers hitting kids or throwing things…ever.

However, when my ex was in middle school he made his teacher so mad that the teacher threw a desk at him. He ducked and the desk hit the wall, taking out a chunk. It was a completely infamous story in the area. I don’t know if the teacher was disciplined, but surprisingly, he didn’t lose his job over the incident.

My dad remembers seeing a high school shop teacher pick up a desk - with the student still in it - and throw it against the wall. Apparently the kid wasn’t obeying the teacher’s repeated command to stop doing something.

Oh, it was a different world.

Love is Patient

 

[SMHW]

I was born in 1966 and have absolutely no memories of teachers hitting kids or throwing things…ever.

However, when my ex was in middle school he made his teacher so mad that the teacher threw a desk at him. He ducked and the desk hit the wall, taking out a chunk. It was a completely infamous story in the area. I don’t know if the teacher was disciplined, but surprisingly, he didn’t lose his job over the incident.

I was born in 1958 and attended Catholic school from 1st grade through 12th grade. I know that there was a “paddle” in the office that was supposed to be used for spanking children. (I saw the paddle myself; it looked something like a table tennis paddle.) But I never saw it used and I never heard anyone admit to having it used on them. Years later I heard a few second hand accounts so I don’t know if it really was used or if it was more used to scare us from misbehaving in the first place.)

A girl who joined us in the second grade told me that she saw a teacher (a sister) wrap the fingers of a misbehaving child with a ruler. I have long heard of this but have never seen this myself.