For them, inconsistency in adult behavior encourages them to be hypocrites and to lie. They appear upset that being truthful is not helpful in their dealings with school personnel. Students believe that adults are scared of them and that they cannot or would not understand their point of view. Adults often verbally abuse students. The abuses are always public, and the most feared are humiliations.
Humiliations are at the root for students lack of classroom participation.
Teens imitate adults and humiliate kids poorer than them. The researchers claim a direct correlation between the prevalent verbal abuse and the lack of student self-esteem. Lack of self-esteem correlates with lack of interest in the school and the dropout rate. In support of the professors we must be aware that they teach a minimum of 45 students per class with hardly any support materials.