Indeed, a parent's love for their child knows no limits. But there are parents of this friend of mine who believe that if their children finish primary school, all of life's struggles remain in their hands, and they must continue to work hard for themselves to become great people, their parents have not attempted to send them to school or invest in them, or maybe they will change their situation, but no one cares. Now that some of us have graduated from high school, they are regretting that their parents did not send them to school after they finished primary school. I don't think that is love for a child because they do not care about their children's future.
Parents at least have the responsibility to send their children to school up to 9 years old. We know the term 9 years of compulsory education because children cannot be required to find their own way to pay for their schooling. And I don't agree that if parents only cover their children's school fees up to elementary school, they are not responsible for supporting their children's education for future needs, even though their children will replace the backbone of the family when their parents retire or get old. So educate your children until they reach higher education and parents must monitor their children's activities at school so that they are not negligent in other things that are detrimental to themselves.
Parents play an important role in carrying out everything they have to do for their children, including being responsible for their education. However, what is happening now is that they (parents) equate it with what they experienced in the past. In the past they went to school to only be able to read and write, after they could do all that they felt that was enough, and they had the same thoughts. Even though it's much different now, it's no longer relevant if they think it's all the same as in the past. Even though it may be the child himself who will determine their future, at least parents can provide a way for their child's future, one of which is education.
However, I have to say that children must also be aware of what their parents are doing. Because sometimes I see their parents trying hard to give them a decent and high education, but the child doesn't make good use of it. They only go to school casually (only filling in absences), and some of them even do more negative activities.