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It would be nice to think that parents know what is best for their children when it comes to their education. They are the ones who have raised the child and know that child the best. However, most parents are not experts in education, and some did not get a very good education themselves. It is not that most parents do not care about their child's education, but they do not have enough experience in education to know what is best for their child. Many parents do not understand the different types of teaching methods that are being used in education today, and something that they believe is helping their child could really be hurting them. Their child could be a visual learner, but their parent could send them to a school that emphasis is math and science that has more to do with figures and charts. Trained professionals who have years of teaching experience are the ones who can best decide what kind of education a student needs to succeed. They understand how different teaching methods work and how students will react to them. They are in the best position to make education decision for students. Their is just to much information out there about education for the average parent to be able to make the best decision for their child.