Posted by Al L. in Wisc. on February 15, 2014 at 15:58:30 from (216.226.92.254):
In Reply to: OT-School Closings??? posted by Jiles on February 15, 2014 at 08:08:35:
Jiles' "...if you couldn't get to school, you just missed." is what I recall from skooolll daze (intentional misspelling). My dad was hired to drive his car several trips in the a.m. and p.m. picking up children and transporting them to a one room school. Dad would, in poor winter weather, put chains on his 1955 or '56 Ford Fairlane. Some folks didn't have phones and I went to first grade riding with dad. Dad has passed but, I would guess it was up to the 'car drivers' if they would attempt some roads or go it at all on bad days. School started after Labor Day and was out by Memorial Day. No Fall Break; Easter would have meant Good Friday off; Thanksgiving Day and Friday; ALL schools called it Christmas vacation; the third Friday of September for county fair and students were excused for fall harvest work, which usually meant tobacco harvest in SW Wisc. One teacher has three grades in that same one room school; she had the authority and did discipline students when needed and I'm assuming parents didn't question such actions and more discipline followed at home.
Yup, times have changed. A little of my take-off on the school closings post on this TractorTalk discussion board.
Weather forecasts are now semi-accurate for many days...nature is still in control; NOT someone reading a weather 'forecast'. I'm empathetic to teachers who must deal w/mis-fits who have created misfits who themselves have NO parenting skills; ok, maybe a couple??? A lot of what is called 'education' should be taught at home; morals, manners, etc. etc. etc. wearing proper winter attire, etc. etc. We don't have to hitch the ox up to the cart anymore and make the trip to the nearest in-convenience establishment for eggs, milk and a fifty pound bag of flour to make biscuits, bread and pasties - those bland meals in a pastry those folks in Mineral Point, Wisconsin force-feed their offspring. Some rebel without a cause should jump on that bandwagon...oh, wait, that bandwagon probably went to a circus parade somewhere...somewhere warm. Anyway, back to transportation,... now-a-days, practically any youthful, inexperienced driver can access a four-wheel drive vehicle, now-a-days referred to as a SUV; operate their cell phone while driving same on treacherous roads; stopping to purchase a plastic container of soda/pop (choose you favorite noun) etc. on their way to sports practice or a game/match when school has been called off because of bad weather...go figure??!! I must state that in recent years, schools have for the most part, also cancelled all activities when school is cancelled.
Yup, times have changed. Back in 1963, my one room schoolhouse teacher Miss. Fortune would have just now flipped seeing me having to use 'spellchecker' for the above word 'treacherous'. Whew...good thing she was busy teaching those older second grade students. I can't hardly wait for what we call 'recess' this Monday morning!! The forecast calls for three to four inches of snow...many more games of Fox-and-Geese on a new playing field!! Yippie!!
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