Educators in Louisiana face problems with keeping up with national trends and behavioral issues among students in bringing the state up to speed.A panel of teachers and administrators tackled these problems and potential solutions Tuesday in the Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex at the “Every Child Left Behind” discussion.They highlighted a lag behind other states as a problem the state’s public school system faces today.Christina Carter, ninth grade algebra teacher at Dutchtown High School, said Louisiana fails to offer academic programs consistent with other states.”Sometimes in Louisiana, we lag behind the fad,” Carter said. “Other schools have been having freshman academies for years, but we’re just getting them.”The panel cited behavior among students as a problem teachers face in reaching them effectively. Edwin Lee, eighth grade teacher at Capital Middle School, said behavior is the “No. 1 event in the day.””If you suspend a kid today, he’s almost happy it happens — he would love to sit at home and watch SpongeBob,” Lee said.Lee said giving students rewards takes from their “intrinsic responsibility” and more time should be spent on subjects students consider to be tough.—-Contact Ben Bourgeois at [email protected]