Teachers struggle as pressure from parents and students mounts

How things have changed (“Why are teachers struggling? Because your children are awful”, August 2). When I was lecturing at university in the 90s I’d sometimes chase up an unsubmitted essay with a 9am call to the student’s home, expecting the student to still be in bed and the phone answered by their mother. The call was usually met by a parental gasp and an essay submitted the following day. The change in student and parent…