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> Couldn't we just as arbitrarily say that parents should strictly teach academic material, while schools teach other values?

No. Parents are responsible for basically everything, and schools exist as a place parents can choose to send their children to be educated. Schools and parents are not equal, with a coin flip to decide who does what.




>a place parents can choose to send their children

In the U.S., school attendance is paid for by the public and generally required by law. This isn't to say there aren't exemptions for alternatives such as homeschooling.

But, this reflects that we have decided education, in general, is an important public good. So, teaching other valuable skills (like resiliency) is consistent with this principle.

There doesn't seem to be much value in arbitrarily circumscribing which skills should be taught. And, schools teaching a broader array of skills doesn't reassign ultimate responsibility from parents any more than sending them to school does now.


> There doesn't seem to be much value in arbitrarily circumscribing which skills should be taught.

If there’s intense disagreement over the skills and values that should be taught declaring the areas of disagreement to be matters for parents and guardians seems wise. Avoiding exacerbating conflict generally seems wise.




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