not enough pay

Today I am battling the feeling of "It's not worth it". I am so sick of argumentative, apathetic, disrespectful, ingrateful kids that need a good swift kick in the butt and a huge dose of reality. Where are the parents??? And do they care??? I know some of them don't!! Do they realize what terrible citizens they are cultivating? And what about the public educational system? 'No Child Left Behind'????? We ARE leaving children behind when we allow them to continue in their current behavior, not only hurting their opportunity to learn, but also distracting others'! Why can't we train some former marines in education (many of them are already) and develop a boot camp of sorts where kids go when they've already been suspended, retained, put in alternative school, and their behavior continues on??? Can't we do something for these kids before we see another Columbine?? I'm so sick of it!! There are so many good kids that have been taught to be respectful and want to learn. We're doing these kids an injustice as well when we're constantly having to watch our back and look for bad behavior. And then they get a tiny slap on the wrist, because administration's hands are apparantly tied. It's just ridiculous.
And today is not the day for me to discuss it. Now that I've vomitted....