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> But that should be the role of public schools.

Negative Ghost Rider. The state should never try to replace parenting. If Western society no longer values parenting and sacrifice and suffering for it's children, maybe it is better for some other subgroup of humanity to overtake us.

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Is it that we don't value it, or that parents don't have time to actively parent? Or aren't around due to other socioeconomic issues? I taught at a rural school in the States. Less than a quarter of our students lived with both parents at home. And less than 10% lived with families who made enough to keep them off the 'free and reduced lunch program' (thankfully our school gives everyone free breakfast and lunch, and sends food home on the weekends with many). Maybe the issue is these parents would love to parent, but can't because they have to slave away working multiple jobs to just try to make ends meet?

Well, it’s a mixture of both of course but I have seen parents who are aware that they can’t parent as well as they’d like, for whatever reason, and accept any support available.

The ones that seem worse to me are the ones saying “don’t worry about school, we’ll get you a job in the family business”. Maybe they’re financially more secure, but they’re hardly giving their kids much of a chance.

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