On the Role of the School

The role of the school and the function of education are two different but related concepts.The role of the school can be classified into that of education and non-education,and the derivative roles from the two.The educational role of the school includes making the individual socialized and individualized;its non-educational role,or instrumental role,includes serving the macroscopic environment of the society,serving the surrounding microscopic environment,and seeking individual development;the derivative role mainly refers to the accessory effects from educational and non-educational roles.The exertion of the role of the school is conditioned by three major factors: the country,the society and the school proper.The school should fully exert its education function,on the basis of which deals with the relations between the single and plural roles by conditionally choose and tend other roles.Only in this way can the overall effect of the roles of the school be correct.