It comes as no surprise to most educators that their job is tougher today than it was 30 years ago.
Students are more streetwise and parents watch too much television.
Everybody knows his or her rights. Navigating the rights of students, parents, the public, and a host of agencies and regulations take more time than does teaching. Unfortunately, with the passing of each session of the legislature, things are likely to become more complicated. In response to complaints that children are being abused, the state has enacted laws that state that an educator commits child abuse if the educator intended to do the act, and that act which results in the child being injured. Abuse is committed if the educator intended the act.