Lack of empathy for the how hard it is to run school. This place is dominated by people that know how things should be done and how things should be run. At large, they are wrong.

I'm open to the idea that I'm wrong on this, of course. Just peruse the top posts and you will see all sorts of assertions about how this isn't actually a problem. There are more than a few pointing out that schooling is irrelevant.

Again, these aren't necessarily wrong. But they are ignoring a whole lot more than they are talking to.

Sorry, I'm still lost. The GP was talking about all the reasons why their specific child might need to be somewhere other than in class on specific days. What does that have to do with empathy for how hard it is to run a school?

The GP is saying that all of the issues existed in years past. I'm saying that what happened is a lot of the current cohort of parents on this website were kids that excelled and likely did outside of school studying. For us, it may seem natural to think many of the things that you are seeing promoted on this site. That does not make these assertions true.