It's good to keep in mind that it wasn't just the school ... our parents, even in my dysfunctional set up, supported the schools and what went on in them. You didn't go home, whining that big, bad "Ben" Johnson had administered six of the very best on your ass ... well, not unless you wanted a backhander
When the report card came home with Ben's infamous red lines all over it, the folks didn't blame the teachers for not stimulating their little darlings. They knew where the blame lay. They didn't complain about the teachers not doing their jobs.
