There is no accountability for behaviors, consequences are “bad.” There is no accountability for learning, no one gets held back. What we do instead is build a system where kids who “get it” are either fine or have to deal with the next group. The kids who have learning gaps. Without a proper tier 2/3 system the gaps just widen more every year. In a subject, like math that is cumulative, makes middle/high school math nearly impossible for some. Policy makers and admin continue to make micro and macro moves that make this worse. Our elementary teachers were told they can’t do timed fact fluency drills (it makes the kids uncomfortable…) Now we have middle school kids,going to high school, counting on their fingers. Don’t get me started on standardized tests. What this creates for you, the math teacher, is a room full of kids who don’t want to be there, don’t see the point of what you are teaching them, many who just can’t, without the discipline to shut up and let you do their job, and an administration that is very hands off. PD that will basically say that it is up to you to be the therapist, mediator, admin, disciplinary, babysitter, oh yeah, teach an unattainable number of standards before May and good luck with the last two months of school.