What is education for?

Can you help the UK government answer a fundamental philosophical question? The Commons education select committee wants to know what education is for and is asking for your opinion. That’s us – humble educators, parents, pupils.

Assuming we take a broad view of the purpose of education – to inspire people to learn knowledge and skills for life – should the focus not be on trying to find out how we can do that better?

Karen J Ogilvie considers how the articles in this issue of Education in Chemistry might help us to answer this question.