Primary school education and societal morality
The primary school played a vital role in the Europe society in Europe during the nineteenth and twentieth century. Primary school education was used as a tool for national integration which helps democracy stabilization, inspire economic growth, develop the nation and give people all vital rights and duties. Primary school education played a role in societal morality, and many governments used religion as an additional ingredient of ensuring that primary school education was taught efficiently (Gildea, pg. 352).
Primary schools taught children about social morality leading to societal solidarity. The society was suffering from social disorders like alcoholism which contributed to tuberculosis which required a solution. Urbanization and industrialization contributed to family setup disruption and other vices like vagabondage and prostitution. Primary school education was used as a tool for ensuring that social morality was regarded (Gildea, pg. 353).
The diversification of economic and social structures which offered new opportunities and primary school education provided an avenue of qualifications. The new opportunities were in trade, transport and communication industries which were countrywide and international and the mass could get the opportunities beyond the villages and small towns (Gildea, pg. 354).
The primary schools were used as an avenue for equality. The girl child earlier was involved with only domestic science like make and mend clothes, wash and iron linen and cook. Primary education. With primary school education, new opportunities were opening up and especially girls from low-income families did not work in textile mills and domestic service. New opportunities were in post offices, in banking, shipping, insurance firms, teaching and nursing (Gildea, pg. 354).