Hm, one could enlarge this and state that a welfare-state (like Germany) drives a trench between men and women as well, as men aren't "depended" upon as much as before, since the state can take care of things.

I think that both your's and the above are a double-edged sword in many ways.

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Raising a child into being a good human, instead of being a good worker.

It is my belief that schools are also designed to break down the connection between parent and child. To put the state in the middle. To intervene and replace the family and cultural influences that might disrupt the system of the state and corporate machine. You see, many cultures and belief systems are rivals to the state/corporate system. 

"Only a fool would let his enemy teach his children." Malcom X 