The study is based on the assumption that the social interactions experienced by the subject might facilitate both the development of supreme ethical values, as well as the subject's social and moral degradations. Mead (1863 - 1931) reflects on the role of school regarding the formation of self, cognitive and social instances, which allows movements of the individual's autonomy when faced with the control imposed by the social order, and his capacity of making decisions in the personal and political fields. The article rediscovers elements of the median reflection about school. The author is progressive and defends a democratic education for the formation of critical and reflexive individuals, which is an indispensable condition for the growth of analytical citizenship.
Mead; Social Interacionism; School; Social Psychology