It is shown that the view on social interaction in education as being only supporting is inadequate. Social opposition to education and its role must be analyzed. Such an opposition is inevitable and sometimes necessary. Special attention is paid to its contemporary aspects. Assistance and opposition are considered as two interrelated types of social interaction differently changing the direction of development: the former means predictable direction and the latter - unpredictable one. Specificity of opposition influence on learning and personal development makes it possible to construct new types of developing education.