[Kanzan]

Those teachers are just broadcasting that they don’t take education seriously. And they’re to dumb to realize it.

[FrdmLvr]

Bingo! In fact, the WHOLE education system has changed to the point that school is no longer revered, it is just another place to hang out. This is so in our district, at least. I recognized this change some time ago, and have been working ever since to instill respect for the school, for the classroom, the hallways, and for all of the teachers, aides, secretaries, custodians, and yes, even the principals. And this is at the elementary school level!

The school has diminished itself as a place to value, and to revere. But I see this as the administrators' fault. They have encouraged school to be a "fun" place, when really, it should be respected. There is no sense of decorum. The principal encourages 4th and 5th graders to lounge around on the floor, doing classwork, reading, and in "morning meeting". I have thwarted that all along, and now that my class count has ballooned to 35 (4th graders) I had an excuse to remove the carpet from my classroom. :)