One of the most common questions I get asked during my teacher training workshops is, "What can we do to get our students to be more respectful?" Many educators complain that students talk back, misbehave, and act out with little regard for teacher or classmates. My first response to that question is, "What have you done to earn their respect?" The truth is, times have changed. Long gone are the days when a teacher's presence alone demanded respect -- from students as well as their parents. Today, in a society where good morals are on the decline and self-centeredness is on the incline, we can't afford to educate students the way our teachers did back in the day. We have to get respect the hard way -- we have to earn it.