In response to the initial quote (in which I take offense): You referenced "governmental schools" and since I teach in one, you are making reference to me and others who, while we "can't even teach reading, writing, and arithmetic", daily face the those "immoral, disrespectful, and characterless students." Please, I invite you to come spend a week in my shoes. Or, maybe you will only last the day. Those who are not in the classroom are quick to begin playing the "blame game" and pointing fingers, instead of searching for the root of the problem. From a teacher's viewpoint, laziness, apathy, students' feelings of entitlement, and lack of accountability and responsibility are major problems we face daily in the classroom. My job is to teach, not "raise" children. If that were the case, I'd be a nanny or a governess. Morality, respect, and character should first be taught and modeled at home, then continued to be molded in the classroom. If they were, then we would not end up with "a generation of immoral, disrespectful, and characterless students." All training should begin at home and is the responsibility and moral obligation of the parent. My parents are the reason I am the person I am and my teachers are the reason I became what I am. There is a vast difference in the two. While my teachers encouraged me to be respectful and have character and integrity, it was my parents who instilled those traits in me and taught me how to be. That's part of parenting. If I had a thought to share with parents, it would be: "Parents, please, do your job and be the parent so I can continue to do mine as the teacher." * P.S. Haven't you heard...children are a reflection of their parents, in actions as well as character.