> she barely has time to get through the mandated material My mother being a public school teacher for many decades, you'll get no disagreement from me that te

> she barely has time to get through the mandated material My mother being a public school teacher for many decades, you'll get no disagreement from me that teachers are over extended and under resourced. > There is no time for "parenting" tasks, beyond basic safety and welfare. Most of parenting is safety, welfare, and being a positive example. > And even if she did, the child's family's values are often not in alignment with my wife's. More than once, simple discipline tools have been challenged by parent to effectively remove any consequences for ill-behavior by the student. I'm not sure consensus is a requirement for parenting. Even within marriages, consensus isn't guaranteed. > So while you may view the role of school as an extension of parenting, many parents regularly stick their noses into the school environment to dictate their own norms, and you cannot have one teacher "parenting" 30 different ways. I don't really see it as a view. Rather an observed fact. Whether they are equipped to do it well or poorly with or without conflict are details about the mode and quality with which they help raise a child rather. They rear our children by virtue of being a primary authority figure and adult mentor for most of their lives previous to adulthood. "Parenting" is a bit of a nebulous term. Many don't think most parents do a good job of parenting. But child rearing is unambiguous. The school system undoubtedly rears our children.