So, @GavinWilliamson believes the sole purpose of education is ultimately to help you get a good job, Prof. Richard Layard (and I!) believe the purpose of education is to help you and society lead a happy and fulfilling life. What do you think the purpose of education is?
So, @GavinWilliamson believes the sole purpose of education is ultimately to help you get a good job, Prof. Richard Layard (and I!) believe the purpose of education is to help you and society lead a happy and fulfilling life. What do you think the purpose of education is?
So, @GavinWilliamson believes the sole purpose of education is ultimately to help you get a good job, Prof. Richard Layard (and I!) believe the purpose of education is to help you and society lead a happy and fulfilling life. What do you think the purpose of education is?
To be clear, leading a happy and fulfilling life involves finding work that is enjoyable and meaningful, but it's just *one* part of a happy & meaningful life not the only part (also need relationships, trust, helping others, autonomy, peace, good physical and mental health, etc)
Pic1 is from a talk Richard Layard gave and pic2 is from a tweet @miss_mcinerney shared.
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