Blue I hear ya loud and clear! Though I must add, coming from the perspective of someone who went to college to be a teacher, didn't finish but that's another tale, teachers most certainly are not trained and quite frankly not paid well enough to meet all the standards from every direction. I mean parents want one thing, the school system another, the government another, and yet the kids all have things they'd rather be doing.

Better training, oh yes, I certainly agree, but seeing the other side, I kind of feel bad for the poor teacher who hates their career choice. Doesn't make it right to take it out on and be mean to the kids, just saying, sucks to be the teacher...I almost became that teacher I think, what with my irrational outbursts and whatnot.