Old School: Life in the Sane Lane by Bill O'Reilly

Old School: Life in the Sane Lane

Bill O'Reilly
192 pages
Holt, Henry & Company, Inc.
Mar 2017
Politics WSBN
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<p><b>Old School is in session....</b></p><p>You have probably heard the term <i>Old School</i>, but what you might not know is that there is a concentrated effort to tear that school down.</p><p>It's a values thing. The anti-Old School forces believe the traditional way of looking at life is oppressive. Not inclusive. The Old School way may harbor microaggressions. Therefore, Old School philosophy must be diminished.</p><p>Those crusading against Old School now have a name: Snowflakes. You may have seen them on cable TV whining about social injustice and income inequality. You may have heard them cheering Bernie Sanders as he suggested the government pay for almost everything. The Snowflake movement is proud and loud, and they don't like Old School grads.</p><p>So where are you in all this?</p><p>Did you get up this morning knowing there are mountains to climb -- and deciding how you are going to climb them? Do you show up on time? Do you still bend over to pick up a penny? If so, you're Old School.</p><p>Or did you wake up whining about safe spaces and trigger warnings? Do you feel marginalized by your college's mascot? Do you look for something to get outraged about, every single day, so you can fire off a tweet defending your exquisitely precious sensibilities? Then you're a Snowflake.</p><p>So again, are you drifting frozen precipitation? Or do you matriculate at the Old School fountain of wisdom?</p><p>This book will explain the looming confrontation so even the ladies on <i>The View</i> can understand it. </p><p>Time to take a stand. Old School or Snowflake. Which will it be?</p>

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We just purchased Old School Life in the Sane Lane yesterday and I can hardly put it down. A fun read that compares the values of the 1940s, 50s and 60s to today's culture. Not saying those earlier years were perfect, there were problems, however it is an excellent comparison of a culture that believed in hard work and honesty with what the authors label as "snowflake philosophy". There is humor and a lot of stories about people who have made it by not whining and complaining but by dedicating themselves to success. People from lower and middle class backgrounds whose strength of character made them true patriots. A good book for all ages and one I would love to see as required reading for high school and college age kids. Were I still in the classroom I would use this book to inspire my students. It is a book that gives hope and not despair. Thank you Bill O'Reilly and Bruce Feirstein who are both best selling authors. Read more

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