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Enculturation in the School

Internal Control:

When a child, or anyone, can control their behavior thoughtfully on their own

“When an individual develops self-control, it is empowering. Gaining power over our own behavior allows us to live in concert with others over an entire lifetime, while external control only enables us to live under the rule of another in a specific situation. It is somewhat like the difference between living under a dictatorship and living in freedom.” (Crosser, 2007)

One strategy teachers have for developing internal control is the way they discipline. Some schools have disciplinary policies or procedures. In these policies it usually talks about not using harsh punishment and gives positive guidance techniques for promoting good behavior and self control.

When we think of responsibility, respect and behavior control.. we may think parents are the ones who teach children these values but in fact teachers and school instill them everyday.

Some children may not be fortunate enough to have parents who know or care about what it takes for a child to have social values, therefore the school can.

Moral character development has been a topic of concern for thousands of years. It was central to the development of American Schooling, but lost favor in the middle of the 20th century. Over the last several decades there has been increased attention paid to the importance of moral character as central to the purpose of schooling" (Vessels & Huitt, 2005)

To internalize social values is to have them within oneself and use them either consciously or

unconsciously through socialization or learning. This can also be known a character building.

There are many activities that teachers use in the classroom to promote such values. Most of these activities are incorporated into the normal curriculum so young students are not even aware that this lesson is being taught. This is how unconscious values are instilled.

There once was a time where enculturation took place only in the home and church. Children were brought up with religion as their structure for life. Son’s followed in their father’s footsteps and usually learned his trade and daughters were taught the role of the mother and housewife. Parents and pastors were their role models but today day the school has taken on many of these roles.

Enculturation is, “both a conscious and an unconscious conditioning process whereby man, as child and adult, achieves competence in his culture, internalizes his culture and becomes thoroughly enculturated”, according to Adamson Hoebel. (Hoebel, 2005)

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