This is the utterly embarrassing national crisis happening in our schools. 'Busy' parents will hate me, but I've had enough. This six-year-old boy's request was the last straw, writes teacher MARY SAWYER

Standing in front of a classroom of 30 Year One pupils, I'm ready to start teaching when a hand suddenly shoots up. The six-year-old boy looks at me confidently, before saying as loudly as he can