Education is the most important part of a person's life. According to Vissing, social institutions influence educational structures, processes and outcomes (Vissing, 2011). Education helps people acquire knowledge and skills to function in everyday life. Educational institutions are designed to convey information, provide skills, shape attitudes and beliefs, and instill norms and values ​​(Vissing, 2011). Education is important to the functioning of state and local governments. Functionalism, conflict, and interactionalism are sociological theories that are important for people to know. These theories are important to help 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 teach more. creatively and provide more detailed information to more students than ever before. (Vissing, 2011) The truth about these points depends on how a person looks at them. In this article the three main theories will be analysed, compared and contrasted to show the impact each has on education. Functionalist theory focuses on the ways in which universal education meets the needs of society (www.uwosh.edu). There are various reasons, manifest and latent, why schools are functional to society. They are socialization agents who teach students culturally relevant core values ​​and norms in what Durkeim called a moral education that would help create a more cohesive social structure (Vissing, 2011). “Moral education” has helped form a more cohesive social structure by bringing together people from different backgrounds. Individualism is the most popular element and 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. & Jacobson, L. (1992). Pygmalion in the classroom (edited by expanded). New York: Irvington www.uwosh.edu/faculty_staff Sociology: Theories of Education. Cliffnotes.com http://www.cliffnotes.com/study_guide Vissing, Y (2011). Introduction to sociology. San Diego, CA: BridgepointEducation, Inc. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu