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To: Dayuhan who wrote (55092)	9/12/1999 9:00:00 PM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Any child who spends 12 years in a school system 6+ hours a day should come out of it knowing how to read and write. Otherwise why does the school exist? 40 or so years ago, schools didn't care what home the child came from. They just taught you and held you to high standards while you were there. The teachers were the authority, and parents as well as children respected that. We've gone from Yes Maa'm, yes Sir, to teachers having to accept smut and vulgarity from rude children. But I believe you're correct, that issue related to character, are primarily the responsibility of parents. Michael

To: Dayuhan who wrote (55092)	9/13/1999 12:31:00 AM
From: The Philosopher	Respond to of 108807

These cornerstones are also the principal responsibility of parents, not teachers. Which makes one wonder if the roots of our educational crisis lie in the school or in the home. It's not a matter of wondering. It's fact. When parents let their kids stay up until 11:00 watching TV or playing video games and not doing any homework, when parents are sleeping around and don't have the time to spend teaching their kids responsibility . . . ahh, you shouldn't have set me off! But you have hit the nail on the head.

To: Dayuhan who wrote (55092)	9/13/1999 9:25:00 PM
From: E	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

<<<These cornerstones are also the principal responsibility of parents, not teachers. Which makes one wonder if the roots of our educational crisis lie in the school or in the home.>>> If you lived in the U.S., at least in my area, you would know that it is most assuredly politically incorrect to use the word "home" in connection with the educational crisis. Uttering the word may be punished by ire or shunning, in some communities. It is all the teachers' fault.