big deal, that is exactly my line of reasoning. Perhaps the reason I have a very different opinion than most of you here about this is because I genuinely prefer the way small “out of town” communities run. There is one (maybe two) Jewish day schools that everyone sends their children to where they are educated, and the vast majority of instilling an appreciation for Judaism comes from the home. The way it works is that the school is there to educate, and NOT to give specific hashkafos or particular values associated with a certain sect of Judaism, because the students are from all different types.
I think the reason most of you would are disagreeing with me is because I would presume most of you are from the large Jewish communities in New York, where there are many, many schools to choose from, and parents must pick the school they feel is closest to their “hashkafos” in order for their children to thrive, because sending them to another school would destroy their child’s value system, since it would be directly opposed to what they are taught at home, because the school IS instilling a specific value system that is particular to a certain sect.