Many parents don’t want their children to be disciplined. In their minds the problem is that the teacher will not conform to the “needs” of the child. But
schools are regimented societies, a fact that many parents will not accept. The skilled teacher who has no discipline problems is a rare bird. Many manage to regiment kids without seeming to. Others are martinets who are able to overawe pupils without driving them to rebellion. In any case, they have learned how to work within the institution. The pity is that they are seldom rewarded for their ability and end up being assigned “problem” children.
I’d agree. Obviously, out-of-control kids (the 1s who DON’T have ADD - 90%) had parents who didn’t care to exact good behavior from them. For fear of treading on their “rights” and “self-expression”. Etc.
I don’t know which came 1st - parents threatening schools for disciplining their kids, or schools declaring they were better than exacting discipline. ;-)