On Thu, Feb 10, 2005 at 10:42:22PM -0500, Robert Foxworth wrote:
> Fwd: - from a radio list I am on. Laugh, enjoy and then weep.
> Especially you teachers out there in cyberdonia ...
>
>
> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 21:31
> Subject: Re: [NRC-AM] Support for Increased FCC Fines
>
>
> > At 09:05 PM 2/10/2005 -0500, Russ wrote:
> > >Back when I was a child, it was largely accepted that parents could
> conteol
> > >what their children saw or heard to a much greater degree than today,
> and
> > >there was far less to control because there was a greater degree of
> > >agreement as to what was appropriate and what was not. Today it's a
> > >different world....
> >
> > Amen. Today parents would rather allow the FCC to decide what their
> kids
> > should be watching or hearing, rather than trying to instill into them
> > their own set of morals and ethics.
> >
> > I don't know about you, but to have someone in the FCC or Congress
> teach
> > my kids morals and ethics scares the hell out of me. Still todays
> society
> > reminds me of the voice mail system of a school in California. This
> is the
> > actual answering machine message for the school:
> >
> > "Hello! You have reached the automated answering service of your
> school.
> > In order to assist you in connecting the right staff member, please
> listen
> > to all your options before making a selection:
> >
> > "To lie about why your child is absent - Press 1"
> >
> > "To make excuses for why your child did not do his work- Press 2"
> >
> > "To complain about what we do - Press 3"
> >
> > "To swear at staff members - Press 4"
> >
> > "To ask why you didn't get information that was already enclosed in
> your
> > newsletter and several flyers mailed to you - Press 5"
> >
> > "If you want us to raise your child - Press 6"
> >
> > "If you want to reach out and touch, slap or hit someone - Press 7"
> >
> > "To request another teacher for the third time this year- Press 8"
> >
> > "To complain about bus transportation - Press 9"
> >
> > "To complain about school lunches - Press 0"
> >
> > "If you realize this is the real world and your child must be
> accountable
> > and responsible for his/her own behavior, class work, homework, and
> that
> > it's not the teachers' fault for your child's lack of effort: Hang up
> and
> > have a nice day!"
> >
> >
> sent at 2242 est 2005-02-10
>
>
I don't believe this is the actual message from a school's answering
machine. Can you imagine parents' reaction?
Paul
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