Please don't assume that the small percentage of students from a large student body who are participating/excelling in Robotics at the World Championship level or who are traveling with the school orchestras necessarily learned and developed their skills to this level solely through public education.

Often such skill is developed through private lessons and/or extracurricular camps in an area of the child's interest.

Schools gladly take the credit for accomplishments fueled by parent-provided lessons and activities... essentially reaping the benefits of what children have learned outside the classroom.