I find it strange that people are surprised that a significant component (but by no means all) of schooling is childcare. It is also education, socialization, a

I find it strange that people are surprised that a significant component (but by no means all) of schooling is childcare. It is also education, socialization, and general development, but having a smaller number of adults providing childcare makes sense as a society, even before we think about childcare aptitude.