There are two ways of looking at education.
Some students choose to see education as a means to an end.
In this perspective, the classes they take have the purpose of introducing them to specific skills that will help them find employment or get a better job. Other students prefer to see education as an end in itself. In this perspective, the main purpose that classes serve is one of enrichment. Such students believe that the most important things we learn in any class are not necessarily measurable. In these students' views, education allows us to better understand ourselves and others, thus preparing us to participate more more fully in the worlds around us.