<p>If the kid is adversely impacting other students’ chances to learn, he/she shoud be expelled.NOT as punishment, just to salvage or preserve the learning opportunity for others. If a child or teenager just wants to sit there and do no work but does not create disruptions, let them stay.</p>
<p>If the person is sent home, the parent(s) are much more likely to get involved, as a prior post pointed out.</p>
<p>It does not matter whether they can’t or just won’t, the effect is that they don’t learn and drag other students down.</p>
<p>Like paranoia, its not a theory if there really is a conspiracy.</p>
<p>Its a fine line between educating students to the point that they can use high tech weapons but still cannot think for themselves. It’s just so hard to be a vast shadowy conspiracy.</p>
<p>In addition, the military encourages creativity and initiative within the parameters set by the chain of command and rules of engagement.</p>
<p>Why don’t soldiers run around doing all sorts of weird and off the wall things with dangerous weapons? The military weeds out those who will not follow orders. </p>
<p>Its called discipline. Too much and the society or organization is facist and static. Too little and the society or group is non-functional and choatic.</p>
<p>How exactly does a society determine how much discipline is enough? In a democracy we argue about it, call one another names, bug our Congresscritters or local equivalent, and vote for people who might support our positions. Eventually we get the atttention of the vast left/right /middle wing conspiracy and something gets done, not always a good somthing but sometimes…</p>