Used to be the students had to respect the teachers, now it's the other way around it seems.
And unfortunately that's tell tale of our society now as well Bob. Seems like parents today don't teach their kids to respect elders, teachers, anyone. This generation of Dr. Spock, don't swat junior because you may negatively affect him is BS.
I've heard teachers speak of sending children to the office only to have them sent back to class with little or no punishment because the principal didn't want to go through the red tape of discipline.
Spare the rod and lose control. That's where we stand now. Parents, teach your kids they will someday be the ones in charge and will appreciate the respect they are given. Until then, they are children and should be kept in the proper pecking order.