The man is the head of the house. This means that ultimately everything - yes, even the education of his children -- is his responsibility. The wife *helps* him towards that end.
She is not the primary educator. The man is -- she is acting on his behalf as his wife - the primary educator. The man teaches the woman and by extension, their children.
Stop being so pessimistic about marriage! People present sometimes very pessimistically, and then wonder why they don't have favorable outcomes.
You misunderstood me. Of course, the authority of the mother to teach her children comes from God, and through the husband. I am basing what I have said on traditional Catholic reading.
The Christian Mother by Rev. W. Cramer, Imprimatur 1880
https://archive.org/details/TheChristianMother/page/n35/mode/2up?q=primary“Again, the Christian mother is the servant of the Church with regard to her children. If she fulfils her duties faithfully, blessings will go out from her to the child, and to society at large. This is the reason why the Church takes all possible care to have the mother educated in a truly Christian manner. Since God Himself has given to the mother so high and important a vocation, He wished also to make her fit to discharge its duties perfectly. This is the reason why He has endowed females with a certain natural disposition for piety and for the practice of all those virtues which are essential to the right treatment and education of tender children.” — P. 21
"Conscious that the first efforts and noblest part of the child's being belong to God, and that God has confided the child to her, to educate it for Him, the mother endeavours to incline its heart and mind early towards Him and heavenly things by teaching and instruction." — P. 70
Motherhood; or, Conferences for Our Lady's and St. Philip's Girls, Imprimatur 1885, Convent of the Maternal Heart of Mary
https://archive.org/details/motherhoodorcon00mothgoog/page/n7/mode/1up“The woman, as a rule, leads a quieter life than the man, and though indeed she has many harassing cares in her domestic life, and in the bringing up of her children, she is not so mixed up with the world as the man; he is more distracted by business and worldly affairs, and thus is not so capable of thinking of spiritual things, and applying his mind to God, as she is in her quiet, peaceful domestic life. He will probably see and feel that she is greatly his Superior in all that concerns a spiritual and a Christian life; he will respect her for it, and great will be her power with him for good, if she acts with prudence and zeal, always remembering that the good will be done by silent influence, gentle manners, and example, more than by words.” — P. 28-29
“We have already said that from earliest infancy the mother must commence to teach her children to know Jesus, and how much He loves them. Their first knowledge of God must come from the mother, this is evident; but, besides this, as they grow up many are the holy thoughts it is the duty of the mother to impart to them.” Conference XIV, p. 117
My giving a warning about what can happen in courtship is not pessimistic. Evil can only be overcome by first recognizing it, and knowing the temptations and pitfalls that can come with courtship, is vital for choosing the right person, and having a successful marriage.
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