The educational system may however be given a much positive role, in transmitting culture. A political decision may be taken that the existing way of life ought not to continue and the government may want to use social institution which is as central to this purpose of educational system in an attempt to changed the culture.

One of the clearest examples of an attempt to alter culture of a country was that made in Nigeria by Obasanjo administration after they came to power in 1999 through the educational reforms of the National Policy from 6-3-3-4 to 9-3-4 system. They used the existing schools to create Universal Basic Education and created new ones through National Open University System.

The government intends using the apprenticeship and training system at Junior Secondary School level for self reliance as part of the educational system in Nigeria. Though this attempt failed in the past due to wrong. Implementation, inadequate funding and shortage of manpower to handle the practical aspect of the introductory technology.

It is not that the government’s effort to professionally equip the students was morally wrong but the existing environment was not in agreement with the policy couple with debased position teachers occupy within the economic system. We as individuals in the Nigerian society must change and the schools must play a big part in this policy.

To put it bluntly, the child must be encouraged to participate in technical education to stop depending on government job. It is a worthwhile exercise for any teacher to examine his role and see whether he is neutral or positive in the way in which he passes on his country’s culture.

The child stands between two powerful influences, the school and the family. Every teacher needs to remind himself constantly that the family is often the stronger of the two influences, especially when the child is young. Yet paradoxically teachers of children in primary schools probably have more direct influence on their pupils than teacher at any later stage, more particularly because of the greater influence of the peer group amongst children of the secondary age.

But at all stages the influence of the school and later the university or college is great especially in the introduction of ideas to older pupils. An inspiring teacher can create what Crowther Report has called “Intellectual discipleship”. The great French sociologist Durkheim spoke of the teacher as the interpreter of the great moral ideas of his time and his country. It is clear that these ideas may be Marxist but the teacher in his role as teacher will pass them on to the next generation.

Having known that culture is dynamic and not static it is subject to a change at any point in time through the teacher, pupils and instrument for delivering pedagogy in the school system.

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