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There are some very serious questions regarding the education system in America. Why are student scores seemingly deteriorating? Why are there so many dropouts? Why is there so much violence? What is the reason for so much bullying? Have we redefined discipline and punishment to mean the same thing? Has society somehow misplaced proper motivation, reason, and hope? The list could go on and on. Are there really as many mistakes as there are problems? Can it be narrowed down to symptoms and causes? Is it possible that we have some confusion due to political correctness?

Recognizing mistakes is one thing, doing something about them is quite another. Finding solutions is the easy part, putting them into action is a different story. Pointing fingers is something we all seem comfortable with, becoming part of the solution is not.

Much research has been completed on this subject. Some of this research has been motivated by lawsuits, and because people are pointing fingers. Often the object of the research is an inaccurately assumed cause. Educational professionals try to find ways to help the Teachers do a better job. Are they really not doing a good job? Teachers believe there is a lack of real leadership within the administration, which is often the case, but is usually not the cause of so many school issues. Parents believe the teachers just don't care. Teachers and educational professionals think the parents are not doing their part.
Recognizing the mistakes is the easy part. It is a common believe among professional educators that Government involvement in the schools in the areas of "no child left behind," and "standardized testing," As education in the United States progressed, it is easy to see a pattern of parents giving up responsibilities to, or expecting the schools to take more responsibility for the students education. If you take a look at government involvement, it might look like school systems have relinquished some of their responsibilities to the government. Clearly these programs have not worked very well. What is the solution? How do the schools take back these responsibilities? There are enough professional educators to make this happen.

The goal of both of these programs was to develop a method to hold teachers accountable. If that is the case, professional educators need to just take back their tasks. That sounds simple, and it is the simple answer, however, getting it done will take action, determination, and perseverance. If it is worth doing,

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