Your Indoctrination – Lets start taking off the shackles

indoctrinateThe school is an agency formally charged by society with the task of socializing the young in particular skills and values. We usually think of the school as being mainly concerned with teaching skills and knowledge. . . But the schools in every society also engage in outright indoctrination in values. We may find this fact more readily apparent in societies other than our own until we consider the content of. . [our own schools]. The school socializes not only through its formal academic curriculum but also through the “hidden curriculum” implicit in the content of school activities, ranging from regimented classroom schedules to organized sports.