The effective educator must be ever mindful of the simple fact that children go to school for a living.
School is their job, their livelihood, their identity.
Therefore, the critical role that school plays in the child's social development and self-concept must be recognized. Even if a child is enjoying academic success in the classroom, his attitude about school will be determined by the degree of social success that he experiences. There is much that the teacher can do to foster and promote social development in the student. Students who, although not openly rejected, are ignored by classmates and are uninvolved in the social aspects of school. Students who have established a circle of friends based upon common interests or proximity but seldom move beyond that circle.