How do solve a problem like schools?

Students are a menace to schools. They are disrespectful to teachers, disrespectful to their school, and they shamelessly cheat on or BS an assignment. But how can you have school without students?

The simple answer is you can't. It is "about kids", after all. But why do students act in a manner so contrary to what is accepted? We have no respect.

I say "we" because I fully realize that I am just as guilty as anyone who has ever talked during class, or furiously done their hmwk right before the teacher picks it up. These are things I've grown accustomed to. But I HATE it. I want more than anything to start anew, and for school to be perfect.

So yes, what we need is a revision of attitude, especially for the Academy. I have trouble being motivated to do my hmwk anymore...but, again, I HATE it. Deep down, I know that I will live my whole life wishing that I had been 100% on top of the game. Wishing that I had been successful enough in AP Chemistry to want to take the AP test. But sadly, you can't go back, no matter how hard you try.

However, you can always change for the better, and I hope that we, especially me, will learn to change our attitudes and be better students. We as the Academy are supposed to be a beacon of light, and we've painted our bulb black.