I don't have the answer but I have an opinion on this. Schools have become a daycare for parents and a social event for kids and that is wrong. My personal feeling is that schools have become a Liberal playground where noone is responsible and everyone has an opinion. The teachers blame kids, parents, money, government and the parents blame the teachers and government. See what happens when there is no direct value on something? People feel entitled to do whatever they want because they don't see the value or cost from their own finances. It's just send us more money we can fix it if only we had more money.
Who leads who has the power? The Principal? The Teacher? The Parent? The Kid? The power seems to be in the hand of the parent and kid and that is also wrong. I feel it should be the Teacher first and then the Principal and if you don't like that take it up with the Super and if you don't like that go to the BOE. If you don't like that go home or move.
I also don't agree with the kid glove approach being made with teaching kids. Kids should be punished (spanked not time out) when they are young period! Prayer should be in the schools period! Respect should be mandatory period!
Money won't solve these problems, government won't solve these problems and alot of parents are to lazy to understand that THEY are the problem. Family values have failed for the most part and I applaud parents who raise educated, respectful well behaved kids because they have risen above the lazy status quo of todays working class folks. We chose to put our daughter through private school and it costs like a son of a gun but thats the price we are willing to pay. If she didn't go to private school I could get a nice boat or car or bigger house or bank some cash or whatever but we practice what we preach.
Sorry for the rant but I feel this problem is an indicator of a much LARGER problem in this country and I named a few with many more in mind but I'll stop. BTW....I didn't intend to disrespect you teachers because you have a job I would never ever want, more power to you(literally).