[ryanklee]

What a person needs to know to function ethically and practically in contemporary society is only increasing. I'd love to hear how the majority of children can be expected to be taught what's needed outside of a public school system. Set aside the suboptimal pedagogy of the current system; I grant it. But getting rid of it is basically giving up. The only real path forward is improvement of education -- the staff, the lesson plans, methods, hiring, funding, etc etc.

[shallichange]

I’d leave ethics to the family even in a traditional school.

[ryanklee]

If you believe that it's not a responsibility for a school to teach ethical behavior, then you have a very narrow view of ethics. Cooperation, sharing, boundaries, transactionalism, turn-taking, equity, etc., are all ethics. Any institution requires some modulation, encouragement, and enforcement of such practices. One of the primary jobs of a school is to impart the skills needed to deploy various ethical frameworks in service of a healthy, functional practice of life. It's not possible to have a school without ethical practicum.