Student Conduct Growing Worse, New Study Finds
A new
study from the Educational Testing Service finds that minor
misbehavior is on the rise in public schools
nationally. Moreover, the report, titled “Order in the Classroom,”
documents for the first time what experience tells us
is obvious: Even minor disruptions damage learning. According to
the report, one in five principals is battling with
students who verbally abuse their teachers–up from 13% in 1990.
Two-thirds of the principals reported that tardiness
was a problem in 1997, up from 50% of the schools in 1990.
– Los Angeles Times: October 21, 1998