Old School

What do you do with milk that has expired?

What do you do with clothes that are no longer in fashion?

What do you do with beliefs that no longer fit in modern times?

Recently I heard the term ‘old school’ again from two different sources within two days.

It had been a while since I heard the term, so it triggered a reaction.

In both cases, they were used as a badge of honor for principles and personality traits from the past.

In both cases, they implicitly dismissed the new reality of this ever-changing world.

I guess you can read in my words and the way they’re written what I think of Old School.

But you’re mistaken.

When people use the words Old School, they often refer to how things were done in the past.

Law and order, strict rules, no space for interpretation, consistency in behavior, sticking to your opinions, directing and telling, traditional, conservative, accountability.

There’s nothing wrong with these principles and traits.

I’ve worked in retail. You need standard operating procedures. Otherwise, it becomes a mess.