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this is not to say that educators are solely to blame. Parents absolutely must take an active role in securing their children's best interests when it comes to education. I'm sure many of us could do better. It can accurately be said in my opinion though, that parents are under more stress than ever now too. We send our children to school and trust that those who have taken on the responsibility of educators, and principals, etc., will take care of them while we can't. Things change, of course they do. I mean when I was in school there were no metal detectors to keep students from bringing guns into the building. But again, I would ask, is that an excuse for failing our children.

There are many reasons I'm sure, for why today's youth are not making the grade. I'm a firm believer though, that looking for excuses and explanations for why nothing can be done about it is only going to perpetuate the abundance of disillusioned adolescents who end up wandering through life without any sense of direction as adults. Perhaps we as a country should be more concerned with our young people who are struggling to define themselves and a little less with political issues. I say if there's work that needs to be done to make change, lets do it! Everyone has to adapt to this ever changing world, including the powers that be in our public school systems. My question then is; why isn't is happening? If today's youth represent the future is it not worth everyone's effort to press the issue? I think it is. Perhaps we all need to press "our" government to address this problem because it certainly isn't going to fix itself.

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