we are what is wrong with the world

I was watching "Cyberbully" today and I started thinking about my own struggles in high school. Bullying 10 years ago wasn't much different, but on a computer... things can be documented. I wonder what would have happened to all my tormentors had the internet been back then what it is today. I hated school and the people in it. I had my friends of course, but the classroom and hallways were a monster of their own. I was teased and mocked for everything you can imagine; my clothes, my poor family, being ugly, being fat, being stupid, being sick all the time. Oh I was popular but in the worst way possible. Every kid in that school knew how poor my family was and how unhealthy I was. Some kids went as far as being scared to touch me, as if poverty or my health issues were things they could catch. Kids back then were smart enough to do it when the teacher wasn't paying attention. That's not true of today's kids. They are talking trash to others directly in front of whomever and they have a huge attitude of "who gives a shit- cause I sure don't". Kids are being incredibly rude to everyone and they have no idea about other's feelings. If they hurt someone, they are now cool. The bigger of a deal you make of it the better you are. Isn't that sad? It's disappointing as a teacher, watching these things happen daily and knowing that there really isn't much that can be done. You see, sure there are antibullying laws that have been passed in roughly 2/3 of the United States but that doesn't mean we can stop it. The kids are saying things without any care of the consequences. They talk about how easy it is to skip class and start fights, because if they get caught, they like being suspended. What kid wouldn't? That's a certain amount of time they get to stay home from school and do whatever they want. In school suspension is a joke as well to them. They think it's for them to nap, or draw on themselves, talk to the person next to them, easily wasting their entire day. They are much smarter than we give them credit for. They know how to get out of doing their school work, or even just following basic rules. It's so frustrating that these kids think adults are a joke and that their peers are beneath them as well. We've created some of this. The tv shows that are on show adults that kids outsmart or sass and the adult is shown as stupid, mean, naive, incompetent, etc... Sad isn't it? We're showing this generation that they can do what they want, because adults just don't know anything, and all children are innocent, perfect little creatures. It's just not true. If those kids had said a single word in front of my teachers 10 years ago, they would have been deeply sorry and in loads of trouble. But unfortunately for today, the kids can get away with just about anything, because we let them. The discipline is gone because everyone is afraid of being politically incorrect. It's our own fault for this as well. Certain people are so self absorbed and determined to go after other people that they don't see that in the long run, massive amounts of people will be affected in such a negative way. It's our humanity at work. It's the reason we will never have world peace. We are all too different with too many opinions, always afraid of offending someone that we've lost all control. We are becoming every thing that we never wanted to be.