Originally Posted by Oldfart

There weren't these issues when I was a kid. Schools were scratchily funded, but we were taught well. We didn't have ADD, ADHD, Authority Resistance Syndrome, a 1 in 4 hyperallergy rate and the other hallmarks of modernity.

We had different expectations and a zero entitlement presumption. If we wanted something, we worked for it or hoped for Xmas.

Today's teachers perform miracles, but at some point it'll be beyond even them.