what is the main purpose of schools
âThe main purpose of the American school is to provide for the fullest possible development of each learner for living morally, creatively, and productively in a democratic society.â âThe one continuing purpose of education, since ancient times, has been to bring people to as full a realization as possible of what it is to be a human being. Other statements of educational. purpose have also been widely accepted: to develop the intel-. lect, to serve social needs, to contribute to the economy, to. create an effective work force, to prepare students for a job or. career, to promote a particular social or political system.