That cancer has been here before we got here. Beyond that, some say, they are second-guessed. There s an inordinate amount of pressure to, at least on paper, achieve, he said. Margaret Penn, who has taught history for 19 years at Gaithersburg High, blamed serious parental interference, moms and dads who question the evaluation their children have been given. Every parent wants the school system to crack down, Penn said.
Every parent wants the school system to make academic demands on the kids.
But every parent doesn t want their kid to suffer. And yet, learning requires some frustration before success. Social promotions might be a reason that 47 percent of the surveyed teachers agree that a high school diploma from my school is no guarantee that the typical student has learned the basics. But there are always a number who are pushed through and graduated under very suspicious circumstances. Amid the academic difficulties, disciplinary problems are increasing, two out of five teachers say.