lack of respect

Be real clear. I do not want the school teaching about God. I don't want God kicked out. When a child can't pray the way they want without restrictions I think it is wrong. I am saying student lead prayer should be allowed in school. The american taliban wants communal prayer but a student can't unless they are Muslim. I am saying that students should have the same freedom of speach and freedom of religion as everyone else.

The biggest problem I see is the total lack of respect by many of the children. The fact is that many parents do not discapline their children. It is not just the teachers that have to deal with it. The other students have to deal with it. The involved parents have problems with their kids because of the other kids. If the parents won't teach their child to respect the teachers the teachers should be allowed to. Because look at the total lack of respect for police. Well the lack of respect for authority starts in school. They call the police on the kids now. They hear a bunch of tough talk but nothing happens. When I was a kid they did not call the police they grabbed the paddle and the buck stopped on your butt. You learned to respect authority. I still say sir or mam to the police even if I think they are a jerk. How many kids do that today? I was talking to a teacher and asked him about the paddle or the police. He said the penal system makes money the paddle does not. Money is more imprtant to the school than children. That is the bottom line. It is all about money.