ABSTRACT
The schooling of the drama is dramatic in itself because the future of the drama depends upon the conduct of schooling. As children emerge from infancy and then move toward early adolescence, they move from behavior that is relatively narcissistic, diffuse, undifferentiated toward behavior that is relatively other-attentive, focused, sequenced and purposeful. Through observation, imitation, play, interaction with peers, example and conditioning by parents, and direct instruction, children learn the basics of social behavior. When youngsters come to school, they experience being treated as a member of a group, as a person assigned a role, a school-defined role, namely that of being a pupil or a student. Although making friends is not taught in school, teachers often deal with those ingredients which solidify friendships, ingredients such as loyalty, integrity, respect, honesty, keeping promises. When it comes to schooling in citizenship, schools actually teach several scripts, many of which are at cross purposes with each other.
