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school, the feeling of the grade be-
ing enough," said Julie Leonard,
46, a physical education and art
teacher at a middle school in Peo-
ria, Ill. "Kids expect a big reward."
Respondents said the major
differences between them and
their students are that today's
students have less respect for au-
thority and others, there's less
family support and parental in-
volvement, and single-parent
families lack structure and sta-
bility.

"Some kids have gone so long
without the necessities they've
become accustomed to it," said
Mary Medley, 42, a social studies
teacher. 'They say, 'I can do what
I want' ... whereas, when we went
to school, if we didn't get our work
done, we were afraid we'd get in
trouble at school or they (the
school) would call home."
In fact, school has to do more,
Ms. Medley said: "We're every-
thing."
"The role of classroom teach-
ers is changing. They fill a gap
where the family can't, for what-
ever reason," said Janice Gould,
whose students at Lawrence Hall
Youth Services in Chicago are be-
havioral disordered and emo-
tionally disturbed children who
have been abused or neglected.
"Our numbers (in the
Lawrence program) are increas-
ing (and) that's an indication that
families are in need of more ser-
vice," Ms. Gould said. "Education
must adapt its services to meet
the needs of our students."
There are bright spots — even
to such seeming negatives as sin-
gle-parent families. Kids from sin-
gle-parent families may be more
independent.
"Kids are encouraged to be
more independent and think for
themselves at a younger age,"
said Karen Beuhler, a 41-year-
old teacher on leave to pursue a
doctorate. "Having Mom home
isn't the answer. You need a lit-
tle bit different an arrangement
of time. Kids have more inde-
pendence, and when they're with
family, it has to be quality time.
It takes a lot more work."
Although the survey respons-
es indicate teachers are discour-
aged, they seem determined.
"If we give up, who's going to
take over?" Ms. Medley asked.
"We have to keep going. Kids
need someone to rely on."

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