Despite the will of the majority, the anti-disciplinarians have had their way. The rules governing student conduct have been cut down, and in their place have come a myriad of restrictions on educators. School prayers are illegal, even if addressed to an unidentified God. The Bible can be read only as uninspired literature. Allegiance to the flag of our country cannot be required.
Educators find it difficult to punish or expel a student.
Teachers are so conscious of parental militancy that they often withdraw from the defiant challenges of their students. As a result, academic discipline lies at the point of death in some of the nation's schools. But it need not be so. Class work can be fun and structured at the same time. Indeed, that is what happens in Japanese schools, and Russian schools, and English schools.