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Everyone has different natural abilities

That is a good starting point, some develop later than others, has always been the case, but I think the present situation can be summed up by

1. Lack of parental interest, would you let your son/daughter roam the streets at mid-night, at 13/14 years of age.
2. The latest rules and regulations on child abuse, when a small child comes home from school, and says "if you smack me I'll report you" to his/her own parents or grandparents, I think its time to close that book.
3. The lack of experienced teachers, due to retirement, or the lack of "budget" within the school to employ other than low grade teachers (by that I mean teachers on low salary grades, new, fresh out of college etc)

Having had the mis-fortune to have been involved with most of the local schools during my working life, and having seen the damage caused by the "children", and the lack of control teachers and staff have, I shudder to think just what the next generation is going to be like.


The problem I feel lies firmly at the feet of the parents, they should control their off-springs, there are 24hours in a day, school time is only a small %age of that time.

Yes during the 50's there was a lot more discipline, both in the schools and in the home.
Sorry if I have offended anyone with those comments