The Parent Defense

Teachers and their supporters have developed numerous defenses that have become overused. These defenses almost seem conditioned due to their tendency to show up just about every time that they encounter the appropriate trigger.

Trigger:

The Parent Defense is usually triggered by an argument about how ineffective modern schools are. While the Parent Defense is the most popular response, the related Student Defense (more on that will be revealed later) could also be triggered.

Argument:

Teachers are spending so much time raising children for their parents that they can no longer find the time to teach.

Flaws:

Looking at the history of the schools, one of the original purposes of the schools was to allow the government to take over the role of parents. Looking at the schools today, that purpose is still visible. Additionally, teachers were never supposed to actually teach. They were supposed to indoctrinate. This also remains visible.

Teachers today are only using parents as scapegoats for their own problems. Since parenting has clearly declined, they should be an easy target. I would argue that most of the parents that teachers like (schoolwork is important, but human decency is not) should actually be viewed as bad parents. Pretty much any good parent in my eyes (children should do the right thing, even if they are pressured to do less and be less) will raise children who are almost certain to struggle in the schooling environment.

Related Misconception:

Misconception #5: The schools are being held responsible for the failures of parents