2) Students Should Be Willing and Responsible Participants

This one is simple – students who enroll in a class should be expected to do the work assigned and to reasonably control their own behavior. Too often, students who want to learn are held back by the shenanigans of those who don’t. That’s unfair and it’s a mystery to me why it’s tolerated. Those under 16 who choose not to cooperate should be offered an alternative setting and then guided by teachers who are paid extra for the bother. The schools would then work with parents, and if necessary, law enforcement personnel, to develop plans for success. Those students older than 16 who choose to be difficult will be shown the door, but offered a way back if willing to work. Those who drop out should lose their Permanent Fund Dividends until they pass the HSGQE/GED.