Daddy and/or mummy job hunting for their child

[Darkwood]

@Murdoch

I think you'll find it all began in the eighties due to what was dubbed the fergie effect (the ginger woman not the ex Man U manager)..

Her wedding fell on the same day parliament went to vote on corporal punishment in schools, it was expected to win a big majority in favour of keeping it, then the streets clogged up with a royal wedding and many couldn't make it to vote or just realised it wasn't worth trying so we ended up with a surprising vote down and thus the standards of education could be seen to fall sharply after a short period of calm, once kids realised they could answer back and challenge teachers we lost the battle.

 

[littlespark]

There's another side to the "kids don't respect adults these day" argument.

Back in the past, when children were disciplined properly, there was healthy competition, and teachers had control of a class room.....

There was also abuse that went unreported. Because children were scared to say anything.

It wasn't better in the past. It was the same, we just didn't know about it back then.

 

[PEG]

...I was only saying to my missus the other day,just how much i miss rickets,power cuts and jimmy saville...

 

[7029 dave]

I started my career this way so I’m going to have to disagree with the OP.
When I was 18 my grandfather arranged for me to have an interview with the local building company for the position of apprentice electrician.
Without him dong that I wouldn’t be where I am today or who I am today.

I can ditto that also, my father spoke to a good family friend, took me on as a Saturday boy, school holidays, the rest is history.