PLN 17-Dare the Schools Build a New Social Order?

In the learning network blog, I read a post called Dare the Schools Build a New Social Order? by Diane Ravitch. The post talked about the general violence and unsuccess schools must deal with, but seems like there is always something much more to that.

This was my reaction:
As a student, I would have to concur with some points you have made. Violence is certainly not the main and particular reason that is destroying the success and curriculum of schools. Higher expectations will always be made about all schools, but will eventually be let down. All schools will always have the same problems with drugs, alcohol, guns, etc. Some schools depend on the neighborhoods students come from. Sometimes, their life at home may influence the way they are as a person and as a learning student. Some come from broken up families that may influence their perspective of school and generally life. It could also eventually deal with and relate to many school's problems. Schools' curriculms and environment will always affect the learning portion, but not everything.