> and anyway character development is the purview of parents not schools. public education should teach specific academic material and nothing more. Since they

> and anyway character development is the purview of parents not schools. public education should teach specific academic material and nothing more. Since they have the kids about 8 hours a day, about 5 days per week, about 9 months per year, during formative ages, 13 years in a row, schools can't help but teach character development, even if they don't try to.