Thus breaking students even more. And then to the thing that made me decide to rant today, after all. Authorities have recently discovered that a couple of first graders have conspired to murder one of their classmates. Now, I don't think this is all that unusual. But now everyone is determined to root out violence among our children - they, of course, have been suspended.
Kids are kids, and kids are vicious, nasty little creatures.
Civilized thought hasn't been drilled into them yet. And our kids were bred to survive in a wild, harsh environment, filled with killer beasts and deprivation. Just like grownups, actually. Whining, simpering parents who want everything easy give rise to whining, simpering kids who want everything - and are willing to take it. Go read The Misanthropic Bitch .