The aim of education should be

ATo develop vocational skills in the students

BTo develop social awareness among students

CTo prepare the students for examination

DTo prepare the students for practical life ✓ Correct

Correct answer: (D) To prepare the students for practical life

Explanation

The aim of education should be to prepare students for practical life, its widest and most enduring purpose.

Developing vocational skills (A) is one part of this larger aim, not the whole.

Developing social awareness (B) is likewise a component within preparation for life.

Preparing students for examination (C) is a narrow, short-term goal.

Education for life integrates vocational, social, moral and intellectual growth.

This echoes the aim of complete living stressed by Herbert Spencer.

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