I believe the fundamental purpose in schooling and education is to have a successful society. There is a correlation between education and family size. For instance the average family size in the United States is 2.5. because we value education. Generally the more education an adult has, the fewer children he will have. This is because school is expensive, especially higher education. But with the money and other resources that a parent will invest into their children, comes an expectation that the investment will pay off.
Since the amount of education you acquire relates to the type of career you will have and ultimately the amount of resources you will receive. Having successful children will allow them to compete for resources and therefore be able to have their own offspring. According to Charles Darwin, a persons fitness is not having a bunch of offspring but to have grandchildren.
The fundamental purpose in learning is to know that you are invested in your own self and your own reproductive success. My answers are universal, shown across space and time. Having read multiple scientific studies and journals of human evolutionary ecology is what has given my thoughts fuel.
Hello Sarah,
ReplyDeleteI think this is why so many think carefully when having children. It is very expensive to birth and care for a single child nowadays let alone having multiple. However, without having children ones legacy's and generations would not continue forward. None the less, education expenses will always rise and as long as there are some resources available, it will still be possible to gain access to a good educational experience.