Many schools around the world are facing a variety of challenges. In a number of countries, students are causing their schools serious problems because of the way they behave. In this essay, I will outline why this is happening and suggest two possible ways to curb bad behaviour. One of the main factors driving this problem is lack of discipline at school. Whereas in the past, schools and teachers maintained extremely strict rules regarding everything from hairstyles to handwriting neatness, now there are few boundaries and expectations. Indeed, just this month, a Sydney school teacher was physically attacked by three students, and not one of them was suspended, let alone expelled. Without explicit and firmly enforced rules, such incidents serve to further encourage other students to play up as there seems to be no consequences. The other contributing factor related to parents. Those who are excessively lenient at home, allowing their children to set their own rules and essentially ...