The individualization of learning and the breaking away from one's peer group raise complex new problems concerning the socialization function of the school . Would this function be lost , or weakened , through individualized learning ? A discussion of this question lies within the province of the psychologist and the sociologist . The call goes out to them to use their creative skills to tackle this problem . I would venture to put forward a few comments . Individualization is not isolation , The words "individualized learning" might mislead some into thinking that the pupils and students work entirely on their own , totally isolated from their peers . Indeed , if individualization were taken to such extremes it , might have what has been called an impersonalizing effect on the children . The socializing function of the education system might then be lost , a function which is especially important for the per sonality development of the young . In actual practice , individualization...
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