I taught in the public school system for more than 20 years, and not once do I remember ever having an intentional conversation on the purpose of education. Looking back, this silence seems to be absolutely remarkable, since I honestly cannot think of any question more relevant to education today than this: What is the true purpose of education? In this episode I bring together a few friends, all with different levels of experience within the institutional structures of formal education, and, together, we begin the challenging process of grappling with foundational questions which pertain to the rethinking of educational purpose. This discussion is not meant to arrive at a definitive conclusion, which may be just a little bit too big for our present historical moment, but simply the raising of this question of purpose, directly, might be exactly what we need to begin serious consideration of what new paradigm of education must gradually emerge as humanity continues to mature...