When Students Are Rude in Class, Professors and Administrators May Share the Blame

To the Editor:

I read with great interest the article on intimidation and insubordination in the classroom, mainly because it led me to reflect on my high-school teaching days, assuredly the most miserable of my life ("Insubordination and Intimidation Signal the End of Decorum in Many Classrooms," March 27). ... Having earned a Ph.D., I now am an associate professor of Spanish, and I count my blessings each time