That's a sad story, indeed, as are the other ones on this thread. My Dad was educated in a country school and the older kids were expected to help the younger

That's a sad story, indeed, as are the other ones on this thread. My Dad was educated in a country school and the older kids were expected to help the younger ones learn. According to him it worked very well. But in your case it seems you were teaching the _older_ kids. I guess the bad news is "We're fucked." OTOH the good news is that I'll likely have a job until I don't want one anymore!8-)) Anybody seen the film "Idiocracy"? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/