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Howard, Eugene R. – 1980
Many factors that contribute to a negative school climate also cause discipline problems. Our schools are "rigged," like gambling casinos, in that they must produce a certain percentage of losers. The present school system, in performing its screening role for society, demands that some fail. Students today are aware of this rigging and the…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Class Rank, Competition, Crime
