I completely agree that public schools aren't full of druggies or hooligans. I went to both private and public schools growing up and each was filled with its own share of problems. Whether a child is a hooligan or not depends on the parenting they receive. I was not spanked as a child and I went to public school. I've never done a drug in my life and I don't even drink. I think my parents did a wonderful job. My mom did work hard reading child psychology books and taking parenting classes. I respect her so much more than someone who just automatically takes a belt to a child without first trying to educate themselves on better ways to discipline. It just seems so crazy to me that spanking is such an accepted method of discipline. I can't understand the concept of it no matter how hard I try.