Who is to blame?...Public Schools or Society

“The failure of public schools is not ruining society. The failure of society has ruined the public schools.”

I find this quote to be true to some extent. Society could do so much more to help influence and encourage students. Society is only complaining about the results seen from the students, but are not doing anything to make a change. Society needs to start supporting public schools with more funding and getting involved. The students need to see that someone cares and believes in them.

The public schools are also at fault because they are giving up on students. No matter what, the teachers should try to help every student to succeed. Students need encouragement from the school as well because no one knows what their home life is like. School is a place where children learn and sometimes it is the only place. Sure society might seem so be going downhill, but kids are at school such a high percentage of their time that they need to learn the basics, such as manners, respect, and discipline at school as well. If they learn to show good characteristics at school they are more likely to exemplify them elsewhere as well. These characteristics can help the students become more involved in school and work harder which will help society.

I think both society and the public schools are affecting one another. They both need to care more about the other because public schools help create those in society and those in society are getting the help to succeed from schools. They both need each other to accomplish anything.
Really no matter who ruined who, all can help to make a change.