According to sociologist Dunkheim, “Education as the socialization of the younger generation, Is a continuous effort to impose on the child. Ways of seeing, feeling and acting, which could not be arrived at on one’s own. “This is a process of continuous activity that goes on all r through one’s life from birth to death.

Formal education is imported at educational institutions with strict adherence to rules and regulations with no width for human personality developments. Informal education is a spontaneous life long process of learning continuously and universally for refinement in oneself. This informal education starts for everyone in their family.

Family is the first school and mother is the first teacher is an age old deitum that puts in a nutshell the role of this informal education in moulding human nature and personality. Here one learns how to be part of a group, gained the responsibilities of each and the. benefits there of family gives a sense of belonging and there are always gives a sense of belonging and there are always people around to nudge one along the correct path. Whether big or small each family is an institution in itself. It one’s old age, the roles get reversed and one gets the opportunity to import knowledge to the succeeding generations. The circle is complete.