When I was little and in school one day I was rolling around on the floor in my new coat next thing I knew was a hand hit the top of my leg and was told to get off the floor in my new coat right now ! It was the head teacher and to this day I remember him as being a very mild mannered man who everyone had an awfull lot of respect for.

He never shouted at us or yelled at us however if he came into the classroom we would all stand and wait till he said we can sit, I never knew his first name he was always Mr Gordan to us.

Not one child in the school ever played him up, and he was not the only one I can name Mr Bond who also was very strict and Mr Holman too, Mrs Tinegate Evans was another one, all of them without exception we would stand when they entered a classroom and sit quietly and do our work.

They all at one time or another smacked a child in front of the other children if only once ! It worked. Now teachers use their first names they are more like friends to the children, the children believe they are equal to the adults and as such speak to them how they would speak to friends in the playground, there is sexual bullying taking place in schools and this is ignored by the teachers as they dont know how to deal with it, this is a growing trend in the UK. Breast grabbing butt grabbing are the norm, threats to give sexual favours or you will get it is another one dished out by boys.....

If there is a fight in the school then the teachers have been told that no matter who started it then let it carry on till it stops in no way are they to interefere or help as they can be accused of hitting the child and end up in trouble with police themselves.

Where on earth did it all go wrong ?