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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The kids aren't struggling because of covid; the kids are struggling because of the prevalence of smartphones and other tech.[/quote]

Nope. They are struggling because of poor parenting.[/quote]

I don’t understand this line of thinking. There have always been bad parents who didn’t care or had too much other stuff going on. Remember the “affluenza” kid who was 16 in 2013? Remember some of your own friends growing up and how many of them would say that their mom worked odd hours and left them alone or in the care of some much older relative, or how many kids came from chaotic homes with a step-parent who was abusive or this that and the other thing? It’s something you forget until you have kids of your own, or at least I did.

The problem is the schools have no kind of meaningful discipline any more. Kids can basically just do whatever and get in very minimal trouble for it. It seems like the only thing they come down hard about is weapons offenses. But regular fighting, drug use, smoking, tardiness, using your phone in class, wearing headphones with your hood pulled up, bullying, online/cyber bullying in big group chats, throwing chairs and tantruming in class, cursing at the teacher, skipping class and cutting school, it all just seems to be whatever these days. No one is getting suspensions let alone expelled. If there are no consequences, the behavior doesn’t change and nothing matters. [/quote]

Much of what you said is a problem at school is also a problem at home, and parents are to blame.

- Parents do not discipline children for anything.

- Kids can do whatever they want, and they get in minimal trouble for it. They steal, talk back, are disruptive, destroy property, leave their trash everywhere, lie, and use substances, and parents do nothing about it.

- They use drugs, are tardy, use their phones when they aren't supposed to, bully others, throw tantrums, curse at teachers, and cut school, and parents do nothing about it.

- Parents do not dish out consequences for anything.

- Parents get angry when teachers email regarding inappropriate student behavior.

- Parents laugh when kids are disrespectful and disruptive in the classroom, community, or in public.

- Parents blame schools and teachers for everything. [/quote]

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