[soundandvision]

This is where schools are now. The teachers have no power or respect. The last line of defense are the policemen who are forced by the situation to perform the distasteful task of handcuffing a 5 year old.

I've been screaming this for years. I had several girl-friends (not girlfriends) that were young teachers and they would tell me the horror stories. They really don't have ANY power at this point. This is partly the fault of the teachers unions and partly the fault of communities for going soft.

I think you can also see a sharp rise in the lack of discipline at home and at school and the need to medicate every other kid, it seems. It's ALL nothing that a little discipline wouldn't fix, pronto.

[sageb1]

"I've been screaming this for years. I had several girl-friends (not girlfriends) that were young teachers and they would tell me the horror stories. They really don't have ANY power at this point. This is partly the fault of the teachers unions and partly the fault of communities for going soft."

I agree. So how do we go about fixing the problem? Where do we start?

[finnman69]

I think a good fix would be to send the parents bills for the cost of time wasted by students is managing these little horrors.