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the difference between right and wrong, that there are consequences for ones actions and that adults are to be treated with respect

With all due respect I reject your premise that the parents of the children are a primary problem.

School teachers (of course there are exceptions) are promoting an educational philosophy based on:

There is no right or wrong. Morality and religion are the cause of prejudice and hostility.
There should be no consequences for actions. Government will save all the suffering people who screwed up their lives.
Adults should not be treated with respect. President Bush is a moron. Let's all make fun of our stupid president.

I see what the schools do. And when the defenders of the schools turn around and blame parents for doing exactly what the current educational philosophy calls for ... well ... I have no tolerance for that.

I agree with you....here is letter I sent to our school board outlining my many years of problems with sub standard, I don't give a crap about you or your kid teachers....here it is "Your claim that parents are the problem with failing schools is way off base. Let me recount for you my personal experiences: • When you talk to a teacher and tell them that your kid cannot even hold a pencil correctly, and are told that they will get it eventually, we don’t condone telling a kid how to hold his pencil, are told that for 3 years by 3 different teachers, only to have the 4th teacher tell you that you kid can’t even hold a pencil, what do you do? • When you tell a teacher that your child is very bright, and needs to be challenged in their class, only to have the teacher tell you your kid has a learning disability, what do you do? • When you talk to the principal about the disability comment, ask the principal to test your kid, are told the testing has taken place and your kid is normal for his grade level, then have your kid independently tested, and your kid comes out 2 grade levels above where his is, who do you tell that will listen to you? • When you find out the school did not even test your kid, what do you do? • When you confront the principal about this, and he tell you he needs kids like yours to bring up the meap averages, what do you do? • When your kid goes to the library to check out a book, only to have the school librarian tell him he is not smart enough to read this book, and refuses to let your kid check it out, what do you do? • When you talk personally to your kids teacher, and ask him/her to keep you advised of your kids progress, then find out your kid is not turning in his homework, ask the teacher why we were not informed, only to have the teacher tell you that is not his/her job to keep parents informed, what do you do? • When your school district is more concerned with how much community service a kid does, instead of bringing up dropping test scores, what do you do? • When you try to talk to the people on the school board, who won’t even return your calls or inquiries, what do you do? "
Any teachers out there care to comment on this? I would welcome any and all responses to these real life experiences...