I have to say it is true, and as far as I am concerned our schools and education system has been on the downhill slide for 50 years (at least), and it could be more, but I went to school during the 60's and 70's, and witnessed it, along with raising two myself. It is getting worse with each coming year. My wife and I joke with the two we raised on where they went to school, however I know it is not necessarily where they went to school, but rather the schools in general, and society for allowing it to become what it has become (yes some schools are better than others). I recall an episode going to the school over my youngest being assigned to "ASD" or after school detention over he and another boy getting into an argument and our boy threw a pencil at the other, and he was assigned one hour of ASD (really, what a joke). I recall the principal having a paddle hanging on the wall, and I asked if he ever used that "tool" any longer, and he stated that they could no longer use the paddles (apparently he did at one time in his career). I know for a fact that discipline method worked (did for me anyhow), but don't agree that the ASD, ISS, time out, or other methods today do any good other than to pass the problem along to the next generation, and it is degrading with each coming generation. I know today that most schools now have some sort of police officers assigned and in the schools at all times (the ones around here are the type that carry one bullet in their shirt pocket, and that is probably best considering). Seriously? We used to carry knives to school, and guns in our vehicles. If things got out of hand the principal had no problem taking care of it with a 2 foot board he fashioned himself, and most teachers also had the same tool in their desks. Some take offense when I place the blame on the school systems, and I know it is society as a whole that has created the school systems (mess) we have. It infuriates me that each year I pay more and more taxes to build bigger (note I do not say better) buildings for the local schools, yet the quality of graduates continue to decline at about the same rate the taxes increase each year. Is there any wonder why there are so many discipline problems after they graduate high school, if they indeed graduate? There is no real discipline in youth, so why should they expect discipline when they are grown? Nuff said, off soap box for now.
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