Schools are to educate you. Right?

Well sort of. But what do people mean by 'education'? Some would say schools serve several purposes such as:

• teaching you about things like science and language so you get educated
• getting you out of your parents' hair at home
• keeping you out of mischief
• teaching you to behave in a responsible way and to co-operate with your friends and get along with people you might not like
• getting you to think for yourself and question everything
• making sure you learn to do what you're told, get a job and become a good consumer
• learning reading, writing and arithmetic (math) - sometimes, as a joke, called "the Three Rs"
• teaching religion (or within a religious framework - 'faith' schools)

If you're at school, you probably have your own views on why you're there.

Okay... so why do you think you're at school?