I in turn disagree with you. Children learn social norms and practices through interaction with other children, sure. Social concepts, like "what is a country",

I in turn disagree with you. Children learn social norms and practices through interaction with other children, sure. Social concepts, like "what is a country", "what is the most ethical legal system", "what is the history of our nation", "what is the right way to interact with other people", "should I go to school", "should I respect authority" are taught by teachers and administrators, who provide the explanation of the concepts and the punishment for when the kids disagree with the concepts, which they do often because the "concepts" pushed by school systems are ridiculous to the point of being inhumane. The public comments section on any news story is inundated with people who spent a large portion of their lives in school. When they were in school, they were taught to respect authority, keep their heads down, specialize in a certain field, and accept wage labor conditions for the rest of their lives. They were also taught that proper education starts with an authority and is handed down via lectures and tests, and other kinds of knowledge are not valuable unless certified by another authority endorsed by the school system. This is true whether they went to a public school or to a private religious one- the "authority" the children are supposed to listen to just changes. Kids don't teach each other these lessons, the school system does.