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What is the purpose of education

Education is fundamental to development and growth. The human mind makes possible all development achievements through education (King, E. 2011). ACS Distance Education, (2018) says that effective education is a learning experience. Education brings about an inherent and permanent change in a person’s thinking and capacity to do things, which implies that being educated gives people different ways of thinking and more perspectives to be shared and discussed.   ‘Education is the engine of our economy, it is the foundation of our culture, and it’s an essential preparation for adult life’ (Department of Education, 2015). All these different and perceptions of education, show that it is put in place to better our futures and keep our economy and the world we live in going. Education is the key element that keeps society moving. Doumbia, K. (2013), explains in a blog post that education gives us a knowledge of the world around us and changes it into something better. It develops in u...