The role of the family is to shape their children's character and instill their values in their children. However, the school's role is to give children practice in expressing their character and the values they learn at home. Freedom of expression was the focus of cases in the 1960's and 1970's, whereas students Fourth Amendment rights are more often the current focus in large urban schools. Many incidents that might disrupt an overly large school can be handled and discussed in a small school where everyone knows one another, the instruction is organized, and the setting is sufficiently small and intimate for children to learn to exercise autonomy and responsibility in a supportive setting. However, size is only one aspect of the challenge to find a community conducive to individual rights. Schools need to have a discourse on values, and children must also be taught the value of authority. Footnotes