Rant

Recently, the media has been filled with the image of overworked children who have no time to just be children. They say that school is taking over childrens lives. Personally I would be ok with this because there are too many children out there who's parents seem incapable of controlling thier own children, and I applaud any school that could succeed in doing the same thing. But the truth is that children are doing as little homework as they ever have. Kids don't have any more work, their just more bratty than ever. Not to mention that mommy and daddy are now taking little Johnny's side and fighting with the teachers about this meager amount of work when they should be landing a swift stroke to the back of Johnny's head everytime he whines about too much homework. Most schools are so worried about the pleasing children and their parents that they've forgotten what they're job is in the first place. Schools are meant to mold children into properly functioning, educated adults, not facilitate the lazy behavior of students and their parents. NO PAIN, NO GAIN. Students are now as unwilling to bear the pains of education as ever, and schools are too scared to deal with the complaints that a proper education will cause. I've seen jello with more spine than some schools, and it tastes better too.