rise above the level of its teachers" Next ot the home, schools & colleges are the chief determinants of what a person thinks of hmself and of what his habitual papperns of behaviour will be. The school's role as a shaper of personality is formidable. Next to parents, teachers have more influence on the development of the child's personality than any other group of people. The teacher child relationship has its greatest impact in hte child's early school years when teachers normally play the role of surrogate parents during the time the child id away from home. There are a number of reasons why educational institutions paly such a significant role in personality development. first all children must attend school, second the school's influence comes early in life when the self concept is being formed.