In many countries, schools have serve problems with student behavior. What do you think are the causes of this? What solutions can you suggest?

Many schools around the world are facing a variety of challenges. In a number of countries, students are causing their

school

's 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 behaviours. One of the main factors driving

this

problem is a 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 Cairo

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 seem 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 run wild, must

also

be held accountable when their child behaves badly at

school

. The problem is, even if the teachers report and punish the bad behaviour, many parents refuse to accept the matter, preferring

instead

to undermine the

school

’s authority and

further

fuel their child’s delinquency. Clearly, in order to manage the problem, it must be tackled both at

school

and at home. On an institutional level,

school

authorities need to get tough on bad behaviours. That means they need to set rules regarding uniforms, homework, classroom conduct, and other important areas. If the rules are broken, the teachers must have the power to discipline by,

for instance

, giving detention or banning the student from

school

social events. On the home front, parents too need to set up and get tough. Without expectations and limitations around behaviour, they are setting their child up for a life of trouble. In conclusion, both schools and parents are, to varying degrees, culpable when it comes to problems with students. With a concerted joint effort,

however

, steps can be taken to improve standards and, ultimately, help students succeed in society.