a learning crisis
to be in school / schooling
compulsory education / school
to educate / to instruct / to entertain
proggressive education theory
an education policy
cuts in public school fundings
the failure of school (to)
to teach the three R's / the basics
differentiated instruction / assessment
to respect the teaching staff
the abdication of authority / to back down
to cave in to parents / to give up
class management
the lack of class dicipline / permissiveness
to hold back students
declining results
class disruption
inappropriate social behavior
the collpase of parenting
to take back the reins at home
disengaged students
disorderly / unruly / rowdy
a troublemaker
to teach right from wrong
to teach the power to think
to seetle students down / to be on task
to be distract (by)
arguments / bullying
to act out / to get out of hand
to experience violence
to maintain order / a code of conduct
detention (DT) / expulsion
to suspend / to expel a student
to teach how to learn
to deliver information
to engage in problem solving
to teach how to become an adult
to teach a kid to become a citizen
to instill values / a code of conduct
to deliver chalk-and-talk lessons
a chalkboard
rote learning / memorization
to rule with an iron hand
to acquire knowledge
to learn a taste for effort
to equip with skills
to interpret information
to form informed opinions
to develop creativity
to communicate well
to collaborate
to transmit knowledge
to require rigor / discipline
a well-rounded education
a lack of moral compass
to regain control over the curriculum
a lack of independent thinking
substitution of memorization for understanding
a shift away from lecture-based, teacher-centered instruction to group-based, student-centered instruction
content-based lecturing
to work in groups
to abandon a chronological grasp of historical facts
biased teaching / history textbook
to exhibit an ideological point of view
to inculcate a progressive doctrine
to engage in multicultural education
to have terrible manners
to breach the boundaries of respect
to (never) be held accountable (for)
to blame the teachers
impulsive / aggressive behavior
profanity towards a teacher
destruction of property
a school massacre
to fail to maintain a safe / civil environment
to fail to enforce attendance poolicies
the loss of adult guidance
to break the rules
to be conducive to learning
to be schooled at home / homeschooling
to restore discipline
the influence of lawyers over school discipline
to sue / to take to court a teacher / principal
the threat of a lawsuit
to reintroduce corporal punishment
to empower the principal
a teacher union
a dedicated teacher
to enrich / to transform lives
to be passionate about teaching
to inspire
to teach sb to think for oneself
to tap the potential of a student