Education is the most important part of a person's life. According to Vissing, social institutions impact educational structures, processes and outcomes (Vissing, 2011). Education helps people acquire knowledge and skills needed to function in everyday life. Educational institutions are designed to transmit information, provide skills, shape attitudes and beliefs, and instill norms and values ​​(Vissing, 2011). Education is important in the functioning of state and local governments. Functionalism, conflict, and interactionalism are sociological theories that are important to know. These theories are important in helping to understand education and why education is important. Vissing says: “Some people believe that schools are falling behind and failing in their mission to adequately educate students to compete in an international economic sphere, while others argue that schools are teaching more. creatively and provide more detailed information than ever before to more students. (Vissing, 2011) The truth of these points depends on how a person perceives it. In this article, the three main theories will be analyzed, compared and contrasted to show the impact of each on education. Functionalist theory focuses on how universal education meets the needs of society (www.uwosh.edu). There are various reasons, manifest and latent, why schools are functional for society. They are socialization agents who teach students culturally relevant core values ​​and norms in what Durkeim calls moral education that would help create a more cohesive social structure (Vissing, 2011). “Moral education” helped form a more cohesive social structure by bringing together people from diverse backgrounds. Individualism is the most...... paper......expectations can influence subsequent educational opportunities (Vissing, 2011). ReferenceBlock, A.A. (1997). I'm just bleeding: education as a practice of social violence against children. New York: Peter Lang. Freire, P. (2000). Pedagogy of the oppressed. (3rd ed.) New York: Continuum Press. Parsons, T. (1951). The social system. Glencoe, IL: Free Press. Puri, Usha. Education: theory and practice. Delhi, IND: Global Media, 2006. p156http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ashfordRosenthal, R. and Jacobson, L. (1992). Pygmalion in class (Expanded edition). New York: Irvingtonwww.uwosh.edu/faculty_staff Sociology: Educational Theories. Cliffnotes.comhttp://www.cliffnotes.com/study_guideVissing, Y (2011). Introduction to sociology. San Diego, CA: BridgepointEducation, Inc. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu