Ask HN: What to Realistically Expect from Schools?

I hear a lot of debate about how broken the schooling system is and how it needs to get better, however, when you get into the nitty-gritty of things, it seems like the expectations are all over the place. A lot of parents just want the school to do the parenting.

As a parent of 2, I have thought about this long and hard but I am yet to come up with a concrete set of realistic expectations from the current schooling system. My perspective is, if I know what to expect, I would be better prepared to fill the gaps.

What is your expectation from the current schooling system?