Teachers Were Always Armed

I know that statement will turn some heads, but the fact is it is true. How do I know this to be true? Let me start with my history teacher. She was armed with a large book about three inches thick and would not fail to bend you over a chair and administer ones due rewards.  Then there was my third grade teacher who was armed with a twelve inch ruler that reached out and touched someone when they needed it.  Then there was my six grade teacher who would raise her arm and point her finger and you would not see recess for a while let alone daylight. Then there was the dreaded paddle at the principals’ office that brought with it all the respect that was needed in that high office. If a child was unruly on the bus he was put off and got home the best way he could. And when we got home from school we knew we were going to get our just rewards once again.

Am I trying to make teachers look bad, not at all? The teachers who are mentioned above were the most kind, considerate, loving people who focused on the task at hand and that was giving kids the education they needed. The difference is there was order in the classroom, and in the halls. Just like in today’s world the teachers back then were not given the credit they deserved, but there is a big difference between the two different time periods in this country’s school history.

The ills of our school system in this country can be blamed on no one but the federal government and its system of how we are to raise our kids. The government has usurped the school’s authority to give our kids a good education. A student must have the right environment to receive a good education and discipline must be a part of that environment.  This is not happening in our school system.

The government, as I have said in the past, wants you to believe it takes a village to raise a child. This was one of Hilary Clinton’s famous sayings. While there may be some small merit to that statement we must realize it is the family unit and how it is structured is the foundation for raising our kids. When a child is raised correctly in the home that will show when they are out in public and in the school system which they attend. They will dress properly, conduct their self properly, and be a blessing to their family in their home and in the school which they attend.

Teachers have an impossible task today of trying to teach most kids because the kids do not see the school as a place of learning but a place to gather and socialize. For the most part respect has gone out the door. The standards for our schools and for our homes must be raised.

The problems in our schools are blamed on guns, teachers, bus drivers, and many other things when the real problem is the structure of the family unit. How we see kids behave in school, for the most part, is how they behave at home.  This is the root of the problem.

Let us arm our teachers, bus drivers, and other school personal with the authority they need to maintain a good environment in our schools. If we do this there will be no need of arming our teachers with hand guns and police patrolling the halls.