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It's the new "American way of life".
Both parents, when there are both, have to work in order to afford even meager accomodations. This means that there will be less parental supervision, which means the kids have much more freedom than they should have. This leads to kids developing their own set of values of right and wrong based on whatever has been their most influencing factor: usually TV, videos and video games.
Then the teachers are unfortunately forced to assume a parental approach instead of a mentering approach.
What ends up happening is the kids will eventually develop values based more on the classroom than from their home and the parents will get upset that the teachers have overstepped their bounderies or superceded the parents authority.
Of course the parents don't have the time or energy (and sometimes the desire) to spend quality time with their kids, instead the kids are left to "fend for themselves" and rely on the schools to show them the way.
Because most kids have been raised as "latch-key" kids, the majority of their life lessons come from non-reality based games and television. When they encounter a frustrating situation, they react based on what they learned and where they learned it.
Most of my family has tried to maintain consistant involvement with their kids lives. I wish every child could had some type of involvement, so that they won't have to learn a tough lesson as they get older.
That's my $0.02 worth.
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