65.What is the hidden function of school

65.What is the hidden function of school?
Recently, because of the epidemic, many people stay at home. This was nothing, but when factories and companies began to resume production and work, a new problem emerged, that is, no one brought the children at home, because the school did not resume classes.
I heard many friends sigh, "I underestimated the role of the school.". In the past, we always thought that the reason why modern society needs schools is to teach children knowledge. Now I know that the importance of school for modern society lies in that it can liberate adults and allow them to work in their own workplaces.
This involves a problem: when we look at the value of a thing, we often only pay attention to its explicit function because of its existence. What happens, for example, schools can teach knowledge.
But we often ignore its hidden function. In other words, because of its existence, nothing has happened. For example, the school can make parents no longer need to accompany their children anytime and anywhere.
And for the whole society, you find that recessive function is often more important.
学校的“隐性功能”是什么？
最近因为疫情很多人宅在家里。这本来也没什么，但是当工厂、公司陆续开始复产复工的时候，有一个新问题暴露出来了，就是孩子在家没人带啊，因为学校没有复课啊。
我听不少朋友在感慨，“我低估了学校的作用”。过去我们总以为，现代社会之所以需要学校，只是为了教给孩子们知识。现在才知道，学校对于现代社会的重要性还在于，可以把大人解放出来，让大人可以去各自的工作场所工作。
这就牵扯到一个问题：我们看一个东西的价值，往往只注意它的显性功能，就是因为它的存在什么事情发生了，比如学校可以教知识。
但是我们往往忽视了它的隐性功能，换句话说，就是因为它的存在什么事没有发生，比如学校可以让家长不再需要随时随地地陪伴孩子。
而对于整个社会来说，你发现没有，隐性功能往往更加重要啊。
重点词汇
because of 因为，由于①because of是复合介词，其后可接名词、代词、动名词或由what引导的从句。②because of一般引导状语，不引导表语；但当主语是代词时，because of短语在句中可用作表语。
many people 许多人 ; 人多 ; 很多人
at home 像在家一样舒适自在;无拘束
In the past 在过去
modern society 现代社会
look at 看 ; 考虑
pay attention to 注意
explicit function 显函数