Many parents do not realize that the modern schools now operate under a completely different definition of education than they did 50 years ago. The very purpose of schools has changed and therefore what schools do now is different. Learn what the two modern purposes of education are and how they differ from the original definition of education once acknowledged by all educators. Learn how a mastery of the liberal arts and the humanities, once the primary goal of all schools is still the most important job of education and why your curriculum should emphasize them.