WHERE HAVE ALL THE STUDENTS GONE?

WHERE HAVE ALL THE STUDENTS GONE? WE LIVE IN A WORLD OF WUSSES. THE PUPILS OF PERSEVERENCE ( WHO FOUGHT ADVERSITY) AND THE PUPILS OF INDUSTRY ( WHO OPPOSED LETHARGY ) HAVE BEEN MAROONED, LOST, ON THE DESERTED ISLAND OF LEARNING.

WHY IS A HOCKEY GAME CANCELLED WHEN A PLAYER COLLAPSES? SHOULDN'T THE SHOW GO ON? SHOULDN'T THE MANAGEMENT PAY DEFERENCE TO EXPECTANT PATRONS WHOSE ENTIRE EXPERIENCE OF A SHOW IS DEFERRED EVEN THOUGH ITS CANCELLATION WILL NOT ALTER THE ACCIDENTAL OR TRAGIC EXPERIENCE OF AN INDIVIDUAL?

WHY MUST SCHOOLS BE DISMISSED AT NOON ON TUESDAY - 2 1/2 DAYS BEFORE THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY? THIS IN EFFECT AGAIN DEFERS LEARNING INTO THE FUTURE. RAIN, SLEET, SNOW, A SHOOTING, A TEACHER CONFERENCE, EXCESSIVE HEAT OR AN AIR-CONDITIONING FAILURE - EACH IS A READY EXCUSE FOR A SCHOOL CLOSURE. WHO NEEDS ONE MORE LONG HOLIDAY?

SO I WITNESS A WORLD OF WUSSES. SPORTING MANAGERS WIMP OUT. SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS ARE PUSSY CATS. DURING MY GLORY DAYS BETWEEN 1980 AND 1985 I NEVER CONSIDERED BEING A HERMOPHRODITIC WUSS (WIMP AND PUSS) AN OPTION. SHOWS WENT ONSCHOOL NEVER LET OUT. MAYBE THAT'S WHY I DON'T WANT MY LEARNING TO CEASE.