Government can never replace parents. They shouldn t try. Lantieri and Patti admit that many teachers are uncomfortable with teaching values and attitudes to their students. The following should send chills down the backs of parents. And often they are supported by members of the public who feel that the responsibility to teach young people social and emotional skills belongs in the home alone.
Many teachers oppose the programs discussed above and they deserve support from parents.
But unless parents are actively involved with their children, unless they know what is being taught, they will continue to live in ignorance of the dangerous attitudes, values, and behaviors that are being fed into the minds of children. And people who believe they know better than mom and dad will continue directing the paths of children. Parents have the power to change education today. It could, and would, change overnight if parents demanded it. Parents have the power to alter the kinds of movies being made.