Listening THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATION By Martin L. King Jr ... It seems to me that education has a two-fold function to perform in the life of man and in society: the one is __1___ and the other is ___2___. Education must enable a man to become more ___3___ to achieve with increasing facility the legitimate goals of his life. Education must also train one for quick, resolute and ___4____ thinking. To think incisively and to think for one’s self is very difficult. We are prone to let our mental life become invaded by legions of half-truths, prejudices, and propaganda. At this point, I often wonder whether or not education is ___5____ its purpose.