[jigsaw]

As a former teacher, I agree 100% with your sentiments that students and parents must be held
responsible. Home is the key to education, whether education takes place in the home itself
(i.e, homeschooling) or in a public, private, or religious institution.

Unfortunately, many parents don't realize this and/or won't accept the responsibility.

[HELLRAISER II]

My wife has been teaching for approximately 15 years and use to love her job, but recently in the last few years her job has become an impossible task. The Students dictate what work they will do and what their grades will be by having their parents come up to the school and threaten to sue the school if their child is not passed to the next grade.

I know that sounds like B.S. but it is the absolute truth, kids refuse to do their work or even show up for class and the Adminstrators/Principals pass them even though they didn't do their work. How can you judge the teachers when the students aren't required to do anything? That is until this test is given and then they can't do simple arithmetic & basic Science and English. Then all the sudden it's the teachers fault.

[Gabz]

Unfortunately, many parents don't realize this and/or won't accept the responsibility.

I agree totally.

Believe me, there have been many an evening where I would much prefer to say "Fine, don't do your homework" when my daughter throws a tantrum about doing it. But the way I look at it is because she is only 5 and just starting, it is my responsibility to instill in her the responsibility of doing her assignments.

I will admit to occasionally resorting to having Daddy deal with the homework when there is a tantrum thrown, he has more patience than I....which is why I gave up on the idea of homeschooling.