Role of School in Socialization of the Child

The family contributes in the process of socialization for three or five years from the birth of the child, Here the child learns social qualities in an informal manner and assimilates them in his behaviour. After 3 or 5 years, the place where he first receives instructions to gain knowledge of social qualities in a formal way, is his school. In school itself, he acquires social qualities in, formal and informal manner. The teacher is directly responsible for the development of social qualities of the child in the school, the social qualities, culture transfers beliefs in the future generation through education, therefore the teacher is also called the builder of nation or society. Knowing this importance of the school, John Dewey states that “School is a miniature of society.” Teachers contribute in the following form in the socialization of children:

• Teacher too is imbued with social qualities, so the child, seeing the conduct of the teacher, tries to integrate that in his behaviour.
• The training of public policy is received in the school itself. The teacher is directly responsible for imparting that training; therefore teacher’s behaviour should also be perfect. That is why teacher has also been called Acharya. Acharya means who get the students adopt social values and qualities in their behaviour, more through his own demeanour indirectly than by verbal instructions. Therefore, the teacher should try to establish a higher moral paradigm by his conduct, which always acts as a guide for the children.
• The teacher should try to make the atmosphere of the class room amicable and harmonious, so that socialization of child can take place properly in that environment.
• The teacher should facilitate to make the school environment harmonious because the child learns and assimilates social qualities not only in the classroom but also from his friends outside the classroom. Therefore, teacher should try to develop the entire school as a school of social qualities.
• When a teacher is contributing in the socialization process of a child, he should also understand the national responsibilities because when he is fulfilling the national obligations, he is directly or indirectly developing the social qualities of the child.