In today's society, education is stressed as being the key to success. Why
is this? Most students say they want an education to make money. Being
educated usually goes hand-in-hand with a relatively high-paying job. The
purpose of an education, however, has little to do with money. Getting paid
is the reward. Typically, there are three major arguments to describe the
purpose of an education.
The first argument states that the purpose of a higher education is to
develop a "well-rounded" population. This means that everyone should get
a taste of everything, thus creating a society with broad…
