Education must enable us to find our purpose. Ideally, we get educated to transform us from the ordinary, unaware state of being, to a transformed and enlightened state of being. Education is not just a matter of the quantity of knowledge and skills, but it involves being able to discover the core of who we are and set us on a path to live our lives with meaning.

Today's education system is a legacy of the military and factory system and does not satisfy our children's needs. Serene discusses how Montessori education addresses many of the challenges raised and offers an alternative education model that has withstood the test of time.