What is the real purpose of education? ⭐

Getting a degree should not be the real purpose of education. What should be the aim of education? Education is something we desire for our children, but what is its purpose? To some of us, education is valuable because it provides us with the means to earn a living, with more education implying higher incomes. Others consider education to be a character-building exercise which churns out tolerant, compassionate, honest and courageous individuals. Even if character building and income enhancement are taken to be the only goa...