For once, blame the student - Yahoo! News

A good story by Patrick Welsh. He's a writer for USA Today who used to write for the Washington Post on school reform:

Failure in the classroom is often tied to lack of funding, poor teachers or
other ills. Here's a thought: Maybe it's the failed work ethic of todays kids.
That's what I'm seeing in my school. Until reformers see this reality, little
will change.

Read the full article here.