what is happening in our schools that the kids parents are running the system and not the teachers? what happe
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How are teachers supposed to respond when a student doesn't care about the consequences and in some cases, neither do the parents.  Do you think these kids that are not listening at school, are listening at home?  There are some students that do not care to learn, however, the majority of students in a classroom strive to learn.  It is a shame that outsiders choose to focus on the disruptive students.
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Why not just be an adult and ask the other set of parents?  Let's try to stop putting children in the middle of our quarrels.  It sounds like there is a bit of a feud going on here, so keep it off of school property.
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People who run schools.
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I would have to contribute this partly to the parents.  These days, parents are not as involved in their children's education as they once were.  Also, there is a growing number of parents who condone WHATEVER it is that their child is doing (even if it is the wrong thing).  The parents will always come to the child's defense and blame everyone else.  Additionally, there is a lack of discipline in the homes because parents are afraid to firmly (spanking) discipline their children because of legal retort.  And last, I will have to say that the government is doing very little to support educators (teachers and instructors).
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IMHO, its not the schools job - its the parents. The schools need to (& generally do) reinforce the values but parents should be encouraged to take more responsibility for the kids they have brought into the world instead of complaining that the schools/government should do more. Flame me for it if you like but thats what I think.\nYes, I am a parent.
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As there are so many rules and regulations for teachers and staff at schools they can't do much. I am not making excuses at all for them as I was bullied while in school and nothing was done. The worst thing that the school can do is chuck the muppets out but thats really what the bullies want. \nI think teachers, parents and students should come together to figure out an effective way of dealing with the problems that occur in school hours and after. That way if the parents back the school then the school will not get into trouble for what they are doing.\n\nI dont they would ever become your boss, I help run a company and I know that the people who used to bully me are sat at home doing nothing but getting fat!
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This is a cooperative effort. BOTH parents and the school need to have open communication with this issue and stay on top of it consistently. The child needs to feel comforable enough with both sides to share whatever issues he/she is having and then the three sit down and try to resolve the issues/conflicts that are occurring. The key words here are consistency and communication between the three:parent school and the child.
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Talk to the principal of the school.  I'm sure they can arrange something.\n\nSue them if they don't see things your way.
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Yes!  The reason kids are acting this way is because no one is taking responsibility for them.  Parents would rather point fingers at school systems, the media, and society, instead of taking responsibility for what their kids learn.  If more parents did this, we'd be in a much better place!
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There are many problems that exist with public schools, and there are a variety of reasons.  Parents aren't making their kids learn any discipline or have any discipline about learning, schools are underfunded, teachers are underpaid, (which makes some potentially great teachers choose other fields) lack of community support, exagerated emphasis on standardized testing, etc.  The biggest problem would be apathy from the general public, everyone always thinks that it either isn't their problem or that someone else will fix it. It's like the TV ad with the huge group of people standing around talking about how horrible it is that someone dropped trash 2 feet from the trash can, but no one in the group actually reaches down and picks it up.  Lest you all think I am all talk and no action, I am an 11 year veteran teacher of public high school, and yes, I am still "in the trenches."
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I'm a teacher and I've not heard of the system approach - can you give us more information?
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I wonder why teenage vandals are allowed out in the week by their parents. Don't they have homework to do? When I was at school I did at least 2 hours homework every night, and wasn't allowed out on a 'school day'. I think the blame lies squarely at the feet of the parents of these morons for not raising their children to value education as a way out of poverty and ignorance.
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I was recently re-married and now have a 9-year-old son, so I'm clearly not an expert yet.  My husband and I have discussed this topic frequently since we are very concerned about our son's education/ future.  The conclusion we arrived at is that parents are the number one determinant of how well a student does in school.  We noticed that the difference between a good school and a poor school is the level of participation the school receives from the parents.  The public school our son is going to has almost 100% parent participation for open houses and teacher conferences.  The school district is also the highest rated school in our city and very highly rated in the country as well. They are rated high, mainly because the parents demand high performance. They basically teach the same content mandated by the state but they are producing a culture of learning above and beyond the state standard. So, by observation, we've concluded that the schools are not failing our students, the parents are really failing their children. Try shutting off the video games and TV in your house and hand your child a book to read.  You'll begin to see a change in your child overnight.  America is not responsible for it’s future as much as Americans are responsible. This applies to more than just school obviously, but what better place to start.
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Why do you assume that ALL teachers are not teaching?\n\nThat's a really crappy thing to say.\n\nQuite an assumption.\n\nI'm sure it's not the choice of the teachers to do away with gym.  It's the choice of the school board and administration.\n\nI'm wondering what type of a job you're doing with parenting...  In my experience, it's usually the parents who complain the most that do the worst job with parenting.\n\nBe proactive!  Get involved with the school.  Volunteer in your child's classroom.  Stop complaining and start doing something to help your school system.
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Private, charter, or home schooled.  Parents don't have enough say in what the public schools are teaching because the federal government is too involved in education.  Public education went downhill after Jimmy "Mr. Peanut" Carter pulled the cabinet position of secretary of education out of his ass.  It needs to be done away with and parents should take some responsibility in what the schools teach their kids.
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Talk with your parents about this, and perhaps the schools guidance councellor.  The children there seem quite unruly and I think what you describe only happens when there is no adult supervision around.  They may have no clue it's going on ... except for the broken items you mention.  You need to let adults know there's a problem .. start with your own parents and follow their guidance.
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First of all, the parent must take complete responsibality for their children. The parents today seem to blame teachers instead of themselves. \nParents should look at every school paper that is brought home. They need to help with homework and get involved with school projects. \nThe parent must also keep in constant touch with teacher to find where the childs assets and downfalls are and take suggestions from teacher.\nNo drinking, drugs, nor wild parties. You are an adult, a parent, you should no longer act like an underaged teen. \nTeachers need to ask for help from parents. They should ask parents to attend school outings and to come to help in class room. Teachers, some will not admit, need help from outside sources. They just do not have time to spend on each child as needed. Teachers should also honor the parents and give them little boosts to help them to get involved.\nTeachers and Parents have great responsibalities. Children are gifts and we should look at them that way.