Originally Posted by Chrys
I agree with Meg, but that's usually when they counter with the "We teach to the whole child." I haven't figured out what to say next that is going to get the conversation back on track. I'm guessing that answering with, "Oh, I didn't realize my child was broken," is going to work out too well.

My first thought is to respond with something about religion - so they will object (one would hope!) that they cannot teach anything of a spiritual or religious nature. With that, a parent can say, "right, that's MY job," and then segue to other aspects of "the whole child" that the school is not charged with addressing.