Well and nobly said, Jeff! I agree!

It may seem odd that I agree with Jeff after my somewhat draconian recommendations in my previous post, so I feel I should explain their compatibility. It would seem that a classroom setting as disruptive as the one described in the first post would be a nearly impossible place to learn, even for those that are motivated to do so. If I were in CDNSushi's place, I would do everything I could to remove those disruptions (even if it means allowing some students to fail) so that I could properly teach the few that have a desire to learn.