I completely agree, I've worked in education for 8 years and its getting worse and worse. Many young people are loosing the affinity for shame, respect and curiosity. I know many people might read the use of the word shame and reel back in horror but shame is your conscience telling you when you've done something wrong, which is necessary in the pursuit of knowledge and the development of your moral compass, which is very important, especially between the age of 8 - 18. Perhaps their should be more information for parents to learn what they can do to enhance their children's education?

parents are big part of the problem and the school for being so weak and afraid of parents. that's a shame!

It is strange that in USA teachers have to spend their own money to buy teaching supplies. Here in Finland the school buys all the stuff that the teachers need in school. And if the school budget is low then it is low - the teacher still does not need to spend his/her own money if they don't want to.

yeah teacher are suppose to teach discipline, kindness, morality, sex ed, the subjects and do their homework and assignments. Are you kidding me? if a teacher has to teach everything what is job of parents? pack lunch? She is 100% right, parents spend less time with kids than teachers. If you cut sleeping, cooking, household chores and other work, a parent spends less time with kids than teachers, whose 90% of the working time is to pay attention to the kids. Teachers cannot punish a kid and suppose to calmly try to make them understand what they did wrong. i want some parents to try that everyday with 140 of them and then complain about teachers.

I was voluntery karate instructor. I spent an hours to prepare my classes, woke up every Sunday morning early, spent 2 hours to drive to the dojo and back and try to share my time and passion. When I begin to learn karate 12 years ago, I was charmed by the respect, behavior and values of the martial art ... that's what I tried to teach my students. Last week I decided to quit, because I obviously didn't achieve my goals ... Half of my students ( between 7 and 14) look at me and don't bother to say "hi", as same as their parents, leave in the middle of my class with no excuses ... their parents walk on the tatami with their shoes and make a calls inside the class. That's not the martial art's behavor and I don't want to be part of this any more.

(High school student) I hate when people do this at my school. They stick gum under the desk and are sometimes rude to the teachers. My mom is a teacher and she's a bit afraid of the parents. Now I see why. The teachers don't get paid enough to put up with this.

Once again. Idiocracy is just a few years from becoming a documentary.

My husband is a teacher and it is this exact thing everyday except he is teaching 11-12th grade so they should absolutely know better. It is NOT the teachers job to raise your child. It is the parents responsibility to teach their child respect for others, they should be checking their homework and if the child is not doing what they are supposed to do it is the PARENTS job to discipline them. If your child is failing it is no ones fault but yours. I know not only my hubs but many of my teacher friends talk about the ability of parents to go online everyday and check how their student is doing, are they turning in homework, passing test and quizzes yet almost NONE of them will contact the teacher to see why their child has a poor grade. They wait until the child is failing for the year and then they want to blame anyone but themselves. And the admins are no better. If they would actually back their teachers would be able to do their jobs effetely.

It starts with the parents. Call me old (I'm 50), but this type of thing really didn't happen back in my school days. Also, though, I suspect it really has a lot to do with which school a person teaches at.

Did no one see that bookshelf??! After 2 weeks?? They are just mentioning the small problems and say that they are just typical classroom mess. Its not.

Well, I’m afraid nothing will change in the future and will become even worse now with that Chump guy in office.

I am sorry to hear how bad teaching has become in your country. If you still love teaching, please considered teaching in countries like Vietnam or Singapore or the Far East. Over there, teachers are respected and held in high regards by parents, families and society. I wish you all the best in your future endeavours and May you flourish in your chosen profession xxx

I was a little league cheer leading coach (a volunteer position). I quit, not because I had a difficult time with the kids! It was their parents that were IMPOSSIBLE to deal with!!

Same situation is happening in indonesia. I thought it was only here in Indonesia that teachers got scolded by parents for teaching their kids manners!! Some teachers here even got physically beaten in class for confiscating mobile phones used while the teachers are teaching. Physical abuse by students to teachers, can you imagine? One teacher passed away due to the harshness of the beating. Teachers are less and less appreciated. Go somewhere where your talent is appreciated, darling.. teachers who care as much as you do is a rarity these days.

I’m glad I worked in FE where student attendance is voluntary, which means, bad behaviour... bye bye. Now I work with adults who are unable to secure jobs. Most likely the children who destroyed their classrooms. I have found the amount of installing confidence is unbelievable!! I have a guy with an MA who I’m having to big up, so much, to apply for a job he is more than capable of doing. There’s kids gets no praise at home. Only attention for bad behaviour. And then they lack confidence in their abilities. And then they end up being on benefits and programmer like mine.

This is why I don't teach. I have had former education contacts call and beg me to come work for them but it will never happen again. The stress is too much, and the lack of support from anyone in the office is incredible! I hold a BA in Elementary Education, a BA in Special Education, and a MEd in Reading, and I am also bilingual in Spanish. I quit 12 years ago to homeschool my own children, and I will never return. Sometimes I need a little cash, but I prefer to work as a dishwasher for a day labor company than to substitute teach, even though the rate is $125/day where I live. My sanity and physical well-being are more important to me than money.

What a heartbreaking thing to read. As a mom of a 17 year old...i could not have raised my son to be the intelligent young man with the bright future he has ahead of him without the support, wisdom, guidence, and compassion of the teachers in his life. And i will be damned if I don't support them. I know my son is not perfect, none of us are. And whenever I would get a concerned call, letter, or email...i would listen to both sides and ensure the teachers concern would be addressed at home with my son! I wish this teacher all the best...and I thank you for the time you have taken to invest in the children's lives you have touched!

It's unfortunate, but a lot of times like this it's the location/district not the kids in general. There are many schools out there that are wonderful and have a lot of successful students come out of it. Where I grew up we had the class clowns of course, but most of us were there to learn and we all had parents that wanted that for us. Most of us went on to college or the military and live productive lives. My parents would never have tolerated me or my brother acting up in class. I'm so sorry any teacher has to deal with that. You're teachers, not parents and parents should have your back!

Try reading https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/04/04/396621542/without-janitors-students-are-in-charge-of-keeping-school-shipshape and build that into the equation for a reality check and a strong hint for a long-overdue solution on both sides of the Atlantic...

I am trying to sympathize with the teacher (my family comes from a long line of teachers), but I can't help asking ... Have you tried being a care giver at a nursing home? We are consistently ranked as the number one most abused profession (physically and verbally), we spend most of our days washing and feeding the elderly, and are frequently paid only a few dollars above minimum wage. People take advantage of the health care industry like no other profession.