We talk of discipline when people are trained to obey a number of rules and punished if they do not. There is discipline whenever people come together :at home, market, parties, ceremonies, places of worship or at school.
Respect is one area of discipline in schools. Junior students are to respect their seniors while both junior and seniors are to respect the teachers. An advantage of this is that senior students are able to guide the junior ones just as teachers will be able to lead students to success.
Discipline affects students academics. When students are disciplined, they work hard at their studies and come out in good grades. Students who are not disciplined come late or absent themselves from school. When lesson is going on, they do not pay attention. They disturb other students by talking to them or passing unnecessary notes written on pieces of paper to distract them. Some even send text messages or watch films on their handset when teacher is teaching. Of course, they waste their time serving one punishment or the other and hardly have time to study. They, therefore, perform poorly in school or public examination.
If a school academics is good, that means the students are disciplined.