> it doesn't help parents who are being kept from returning to work by the need to care for their children I’m not sympathetic to parents that view school as d

> it doesn't help parents who are being kept from returning to work by the need to care for their children I’m not sympathetic to parents that view school as daycare. I feel bad for those kids, but the education system shouldn’t cater to this behavior. I feel like these kids are also consuming a larger share of education resources due to goofing off, etc because their parents may not be involved enough or setting higher standards/expectations for their kids. It always gets framed as the hard working low income family who values education as a generational vehicle of mobility. The stereotypical immigrant family with mom and dad both working 3 jobs. However, I feel like that is not the norm. There is a lot of people who just don’t care about education except for the free daycare and meals it provides. Many parents care more about their kids place on the sports team/etc than their test scores. They’ll let there kid play video games all day then cry about how remote learning doesn’t work.