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Some "food for thought":

• Have any of your teachers gauged your understanding of something by asking you to check a box saying that you have read and understood something?
• According to the National Literacy Institute, "21% of adults in the US are illiterate in 2024" (https://www.thenationalliteracyinstitute.com/2024-2025literacy-statistics , accessed 1/27/25)
• Dunning-Kruger effect is a , "the theory that a person who lacks skill or expertise also lacks the insight to accurately evaluate this deficit, resulting in a persistent inflation of estimated competence in self-assessments" (Dictionary. com, accessed 1/27/25)
• Responsible means, "answerable or accountable, as for something within one's power, control, or management..." (Dictionary. com, 1/27/25)

I mean it is true no one will care like they do, and they should have credit for that, but what about their ideas, including how they go about bringing up their children and educating them? What education can you expect from an ignorant parent? There are so many people in the world, and the vast majority of them are parents, but the vast majority of people are average. It follows that mum and dad are probably average, and you cannot expect much from them as far as ideas go.

I mean in the end we must separate the parent from the person!