[John K.]

The fact that the United States is a capitalist nation has nothing to do with the lack of respect given teachers in modern society. The United States has always been capitalist, but the lack of respect for teachers and teaching in general is a more recent phenomena. So the argument does not follow.

I believe that it has everything to do with the lack of support given to the teachers from the parents. If the parents have no respect for the education system, why should the children? More and more, teachers are less educators than babysitters. Schools have become daycare, not centers of learning! Schools and teachers are expected to give kids breakfast and lunch, teach them right and wrong, etc…and still get in the necessary educational requirements.

Furthermore, this century has seen the erosion of respect for authority figures. For children, teachers are the main authority figure (besides the parents). So as it has become more and more acceptable to defy authority, respect for teachers has disintegrated.

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Name : John K., Gender : M, Age : 27, City : Cranford, State : NJ, Country : United States, Occupation : Chemical Engineer, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,