▁The ▁children ▁in ▁these ▁schools ▁would ▁have ▁their ▁own ▁d ining ▁h alls . ▁Other ▁k ib but z im ▁maintained ▁a ▁local ▁high ▁school ▁and ▁had ▁their ▁children ▁stay ▁at ▁home , ▁eat ▁in ▁the ▁k ib but z ▁d ining ▁hall , ▁and ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁k ib but z ▁members . ▁ ▁The ▁found ing ▁f athers ▁of ▁the ▁collect ive ▁education ▁strongly ▁believed ▁that ▁by ▁this ▁age ▁the ▁group ▁held ▁a ▁major ▁significance ▁for ▁its ▁members . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁place ▁for ▁them ▁to ▁clarify ▁their ▁personal ▁and ▁social ▁concerns , ▁and ▁this ▁way ▁the ▁group ▁was ▁believed ▁to ▁function ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁setting ▁to ▁educ ate ▁the ▁young sters ▁and ▁m old ▁their ▁characters . ▁The ▁youth ▁society ▁acted ▁in ▁a ▁manner ▁of ▁directed ▁independence ▁and ▁the ▁student ▁government ▁was ▁gu ided ▁by ▁the ▁team ▁of ▁educ ators . ▁At ▁the ▁students ' ▁general ▁meeting , ▁all ▁matters ▁concerning ▁campus ▁life ▁were ▁discussed ▁and ▁decided ▁upon , ▁except ▁the ▁school ▁curr icul um , ▁security ▁issues , ▁and ▁health ▁matters . ▁ ▁All ▁students ▁were ▁expected ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁the ▁semi - prof essional ▁curr icul um ▁was ▁an ▁essential ▁part ▁of ▁school ▁life . ▁ ▁Education , ▁teaching , ▁and ▁social ▁life ▁Although ▁all ▁children ▁of ▁the ▁collect ive ▁education ▁had ▁similar ▁life ▁conditions ▁and ▁even ▁though ▁public ▁opinion ▁was ▁highly ▁considered , ▁educ ators ▁were ▁proud ▁to ▁stress ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁individual ity ▁remained ▁cry stal ▁clear ; ▁they ▁were ▁very ▁much ▁willing ▁to ▁support ▁art