I am sure some schools are better than others at this.
I am quite happy with the 'extracurricular' time my school spends with me.
Part of the problem is that some students just want to get their license and 'get on with it' - they don't see the license as part off their 'real flying' but as an ordeal which has to be passed. Those students would be unhappy with a school which is more 'holistic'. And vice versa.
Unfortunately, whether what the student wants = what the school offers may not be immediately apparent after a trial flight.
After lurking here and on other forums, I felt much better 'armed' w.r.t. having some trial lessons and what I wanted to do - and hence what I looked or. Maybe many students don't do that prior research and end up making poor choices. I was initially in the 'get on with it' camp but firmly moved across.
I think it does show the importance of choosing the right school - something most of us only do once and therefore are not necessarily very good at.
That said, this being an anonymous forum, a. (as mentioned) some people take comfort from that as it enables them to ask questions they may be embarrassed to ask face to face and b. not all posters are what they seem and some 'students' may never have actually taken a lesson...
B.