MOUNTING DISOBEDIENCE IN OUR SCHOOLS No matter. The education bureaucracy, heavily influenced by the teachers’ unions, prefers the touchy-feely method of dealing with kids who act out, regardless of its efficacy.

School discipline is declining, and the education establishment is clueless about how to improve things.

In a December Education Week poll, teachers and administrators disclose that student behavior is worsening. Since pre-pandemic 2019, “there’s been a pronounced spike in behavior problems, ranging from minor classroom disruptions to more serious student fights broadcast on social media.”