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1. mai 2009, 06:07:46

Papa Zoom

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Violence in UK schools

I'm just guessing here but I would say that these stories parallel stories that one might find in the US. It's a sad reality of our social structure. I think it's safe to say this sort of thing is driven by poverty. The articles in the above link point to the home as a major contributing factor to many of the problems schools face. I know this is true. But a culture of poverty brings with it an entirely different set of values and hierarchical needs. It's easy to blame the parents but that doesn't even begin to address the problem.

Violence in US Schools

I found more informations just now. Some on that documentary Bernice mentioned. The school in that docu is considered one of the most dangerous schools in America.

1. mai 2009, 06:51:12

Bernice

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Teema: Re:

Artful Dodger: Thank you for your information and comments. I wanted to hear from someone that had ACTUAL experience in the schooling field, and not from someone that was just guessing.

The doco that I watched was horrific and parents didn't know if their kids were going to survive the day at school or not.

We are very lucky here that we dont have the "gang mentality" that other countries appear to have AS YET.

Thanks for your input

1. mai 2009, 07:38:51

Papa Zoom

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Teema: Re:

Bernice:There are many factors that can contribute to the kind of violence the school in the documentary experienced. And unfortunately, for many parents it's also a situation where they are trapped in the school system. For many, it's either go to that school or it's no school at all. Not a good choice.

I have faith in good administrators and good teachers to meet this challenge. I have no faith in any government to fix the problem. The government is far too often incompetent in these kinds of things. Case in point is the No Child Left Behind legislation that Bush signed. The failure of this legislation serves to illustrate just how stupid political can be. Often the solutions they find are nothing more than attempts to score political points at the expense of innocent people.