Power in EducationThis section addresses the issue of power in education. Since education is a broader context in which schools and classrooms are the micro elements, understanding how power resides in the education system can uncover the correlation between macro- and micro-scale educational power, education, school and classrooms. To prevail on the power of education, the starting point of the discussion in this section is the function or capacity of schools. The next section examines the bigger picture of the educational structure in which the school, educational institutions and classrooms are constituted. These reviews are subsequently followed by another section that discusses the position of teachers within the multidimensional entity of education as such. Vietnamese context and teachers are also included in this section as background for subsequent chapters. General view “No parents beyond this point” – this seemingly normal phrase conveys much more than simply telling parents not to convey certain points within a school. Instead, it reflects the internalized ideology that signifies the dichotomy between school and the outside world (Vincent, 1996c). “Schools as islands of professional competence, calm, order and learning, located separately from their teeming, disorganized and unknowing environment.” (Vincent, 1996c:01) Schools are places where people generally believe growth and learning activities take place (Ben-Peretz, 2012). For centuries, society and the family have placed their trust in the education of their children; however, the concept of school is not as simple as it is conventionally perceived. What do schools actually do? The first step to delve deeper into ...... middle of paper ...... 'in principle' is to take place 'episodically'. So the question is: where exactly does the power relationship in schools and education come from? The answer to this question essentially lies in what was discussed previously about the functions of schools. The functions inherent in schools are strongly linked and contribute to making the power of schools prevail in a more reasonable and systematic way. The interpretation of the power of the school derives from the following aspects. From the perspective of parents and the public, the school's power lies in its ability to educate and graduate its applicants. Acting as “sorting devices” and classification agents, attending and completing school are considered a necessary step that every child must take to be accepted into the world of work. School is constantly seen "as a filter between home and the job market" (Apple, 1982:44).