There's laziness because one doesn't really want to do the work, and then there's laziness that one believes is the way of life. The latter is the mentality of most of my students. It's a different kind of laziness that is different from the former. The first can be easily remedied by calling parents or offering rewards. The second cannot be remedied at all because the student has been spoiled to the point that they believe life should be handed to them on a plate.
One of my students wore a shirt that said, "Perseverence: If it's too hard, then don't do it," and it had a picture of Homer Simpson. For some students, that is a way of life.
The kids up here are a different breed. They are extremely spoiled.