Here is an idea for students.

[arcadian]

You don't want to do the work? Don't come to school. Find something else to do. You want to use school to promote your social agenda but not your academic agenda? Again find some where else to do that, don't come to school. You want to disrupt classes, get in fights, smoke, drink and be disrespectful to teachers and administration? Don't come to school. Go find something else to do with your time.

It's time to stop coddling these people, if they don't want to learn and do the work, you can't force them. Each individual is responsible for their own education. If they can't handle that, oh well, it's not like people didn't try to help them. Oh and to the parents to which these students are codependent, you are the main problem.

Athletic programs also need to be cut. Let the parents organize and pay for that with their own money or get the churches to do it. Talk about socialism, the entire NFL has a foundation in socialism with parents, students and administration promoting bigger and bigger athletics programs at public schools with my tax dollars footing the bill.

Cell phones also need to be banned from public schools.

[Robb]

1. Let's tell the most at-risk kids they can skip school.

How progressive and bootstrappy.

[arcadian]

3. Yeah,,, because you care sooooo much.

:eyes:

[Versailles]

4. From a former teacher's perspective...

There is a difference between at-risk and don't care. Nearly any experienced teacher worth their salt can tell the difference and recognize it.

I can agree in principal with the OP that we need to reform education. I do think that too much of the public funds are spent on programs like sports while academic programs such as yearbook, music, art, etc suffer. I also agree that those who don't care a squat about their education and are there to disrupt others need to go, as do the parents who can't trust a professional teacher to make the right decisions regarding educational content, methods, and policies in the classroom. Our educational system is a disaster and getting worse. This is a large reason why I had to get out of the profession. My sanity was being sacrificed.

[stray cat]

2. And if we can get those 90% of students who can't do math to quit we can close the schools!