parents vs teachers: who should play a bigger role in education? I understand that my view goes against popular belief, but I truly believe parents are subpar educators for their children, especially compared with school teachers . My contention is based on following reasons: First of all, teachers at school, generally speaking, have received years of training specialized in the realm of education. Therefore they are better equipped with highly advanced knowledge to identify the problems facing students and find solutions efficiently. On the other hand, despite the unreserved love they have for their kids, parents mostly are not well-informed in the area of pedagogy. They can only draw on their own personal experience to teach the next generation, which could be biased and provincial. Secondly, parents’ overwhelming love for their children may prove to be more of a hindrance than a help in education. It is human nature that most parents tend to dote on their kids to the point where they refuse to acknowledge offsprings’ faults and flaws. In contrast, teachers in school are in a more neutral position to evaluate fairly student’s strengths and weaknesses before guide them accordingly. Thirdly, the majority of parents nowadays are burdened with substantial pressure at work because they are struggling to make ends meet to support the family financially. After a hectic day in their offices，moms and daddys are all but burned out, so how much energy and time will they be able to spend on educating? In contrast, the teachers at school are fully committed to teaching, which makes it possible for them to concentrate all of vigor and resources entirely on education. This type of undivided attention would ensure that the quality of school education is optimal.