The socially oriented approach corrects the humanistic approach towards greater realism and social responsibility. The socially oriented approach proceeds from the fact that:
- Children are born different, sometimes with a positive core, and sometimes without it.
- The ideal of development is a hierarchically developed person who has fulfilled his tasks in front of something Higher for him (family or society. In a religiously oriented approach — before God).
- Inner freedom is not given to children at birth (or not given to everyone). Children are not born free, children become free.
- Personal freedom is one of the personal and social values that has different weight at different stages of human development.
- Parents and society are responsible for the fact that the child will be brought up in the framework of a socially oriented worldview.
“Freedom is not a given, but a given, a child acquires freedom at the end of education. One of the tasks of education is precisely to develop the gift of freedom. If the gift of freedom is acquired, then the task of education ends. Freedom in children still needs to be freed from a number of spontaneous restrictions. (N.I. Afanasiev)
Socially oriented approach and education
The socially oriented approach is against free education, for a positive disciplinary approach. A positive disciplinary approach seems more appropriate:
- in the upbringing of children in the family and school,
- in the development of quality employees,
- in educational work in the armed forces.