Dozens of Teachers Quit Because of Cheating

It's sad. It's so very sad. And stupid. Adults are always whining about how kids today are crazier than they were back in the day. Then, they do something insane, like slapping a teacher from their kid's school. Now (thanks to CNN.com once again) I found out that 32 Florida teachers have either resigned or have been canned because of some cheating scam.

The ring leader, former high school teacher William McCoggle, who admitted that "he did little more than sell transcripts, requiring no tests, homework or other academic work" through his continuing-education classes. He was founded guilty in November for fraud. He agreed to spend two years in the big house and must pay up to $100,000 in restitution.

And it doesn't end there. CNN.com says:

Hundreds of teachers who never took classes are being investigated for buying continuing education transcripts.

Last fall, Ohio's Otterbein College, which has about 3,000 students, revoked nearly 10,000 credits given to 657 teachers. It was one of five schools that prosecutors say provided the course credits through McCoggle's company, Move On Toward Education and Training. Last fall, Ohio's Otterbein College, which has about 3,000 students, revoked nearly 10,000 credits given to 657 teachers. It was one of five schools that prosecutors say provided the course credits through McCoggle's company, Move On Toward Education and Training.

Some say that the firings and resignations was a bad idea, since it's the middle of the school year-they say it'll cause "disruption."

That rain already left the station. Should I even bother explaining how messed up the situtition is? No? Well, I'll do it anyway. We adults seem to be terrified of setting an example for America's kids. Grown-ups-including parents-smoke, drink, curse, commit crimes, commit adultery, commit several acts of bigotry and expect children to act right. If we truely want kids to change their ways, we have to change ourselves. And I do mean we. I have issues, too. We all do. And we must deal with those issues for our children's-or our future children's-sake.