The values promoted by schools, educators, and peer groups, such as cliques, may also convey hidden messages. For example, some schools may expect and reward conformity while punishing nonconformity, whereas other schools might celebrate and even encourage nonconformity.
I disagree with this so much. Conformity is the worst thing that can happen in any form of society. Conformity eliminates originality and It ruins our ability to express who we truly are as individuals. The worst time to teach conformity is in school because in school students are trying to find and express the person they really are inside. The good thing is at SF state everyone is allowed to express their beliefs no matter what they are.