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The issues with schooling are not directly linked to the student, they are linked to the parent-teacher relationship. Whether the parent is trying to control the classroom and the learning or does not care about the child’s education, not forming a bond with the teacher limits the character the student is supposed to develop. Richard Weissbourd says that public education is not solely for the purpose of teaching, it is to gain morals and work condition behavior once the child reaches adulthood. Weissbourd also disagrees with school systems creating a character development program and then removing all other forms of development. The student does not gain a reasonable understanding of public relationships, which can impact later events in

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