Teachers agree the issue of morals and values not being taught to our children are one of the most pressing problems in our society today. The responsibility of raising children with a strong moral base has been lost in the chaos of the modern world. The evidence of the lack of morals and values in our children today is especially clear within the school setting. Children act without respect or any understanding of the value of others. This is demonstrated with inappropriate language and actions that bewilder most educators today. Children today are exposed to many more negative behaviors than those of previous generations. If not occurring in their own homes, children see the embrace of immorality through communication programming, both television and radio, prevalent today. Unsupervised, they are witness to excessive violence, abusive language, and disrespect of property and others. Family programming has become extinct. Because of this, children are armed, not with the tools needed to successfully navigate through their day, but instead with erroneous information of what acceptable behaviors are in today's society.

The disintegration of the traditional family is another factor affecting the behavior of children today. Just as family programming is absent from television, the close-knit family has become a thing of the past rather than the essential part of children's lives. Whether due to divorce, or parental career objectives or obligations, rarely will you find a family sitting down to have dinner together discussing the day's events much less homework. Without emphasis on its importance, the child does not receive the necessary support indicative of academic success. They do not know why they need to go to school, why they need to learn what is being taught, or how their approach toward learning will shape their future.