The role of schools in promoting a caring society

Abstract

We often look at the school as a place for a child to gain academic development. We often overlook the fact that school also plays a role in creating a child that is competent, rational and loving. A great misunderstanding by many is to think that the entire child's social development falls into the parents hands. This, of course, isn't entirely true, research indicates clearly that schools are one of the three important supportive factors in the lives of young people - family, school and community - that can make a difference, especially when one or more of the other factors are missing'.