Schools are a highly important part of the education system. They provide society with the meeting point for the distribution of these skills, because our schools foster a variety of students. Without schools, students possibly would not get the exposure to people who are different from them. Schools are the forum in which children learn the above mentioned life skills, such as sharing and open-handedness. Fellow students are used to develop and practice these skills.
Schools allow students of similar ages to interact with one another as they develop.
In contrast, homes often do not provide students with interaction among their same-aged peers. Students need these same-aged peers as a reference point for comparing themselves to the rest of society. This interaction between student and teacher is best understood when the two components are viewed separately. The learner and the teacher, two very different individuals, must understand each other in order to interact. Early in life, the learner is like a piece of clay to be molded.