Critics charge that school - to - work programs displace basic skills and academic instruction, are impractical and wasteful, invade family privacy, narrow student options, promote
societal change (by reducing ability grouping, integrating reshaping
traditional gender
roles, etc.), and allow the national government to shape school curricula and children's futures.
Certain respondents advocated for the
role of community members, such as grandparents and community health workers, as well as the church, as
traditional sources of information with deep knowledge of
societal norms and expectations.