The purpse of education

The Purpose of Education <Tab/>What is the purpose of education? To gather an answer for that question, first you must look at the most commonly accepted theories of education. John Dewey and Horace Mann are two philosophers that have completely revolutionized the way the American schooling system educates students. The most clear and evident purpose of education is preparation. Schooling across the world, regardless of topic, exists solely to prepare …showed first 75 words of 1116 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1116 total…well in high school. I believe that many people that have dropped out of high school, or been expelled, would be able to excel in college and therefore excel in life. I believe the purpose of high school is to make sure adolescents stay out of trouble. I believe the purpose of college is, what Mann and Dewey dreamed would one day be the purpose of high school, preparation for the rest of your lives.