According to my license, the primary reason for it's issuance is education. Below are the first three sentences of BR68.
Conditions of use
Purpose
1(1) The Licensee shall use the Station for the purpose of self-training in communication by radio telecommunications, which use (without limiting the generality of the foregoing) includes technical investigations.
1(2) The Licensee may use or permit the use of the Station, as part of his self-training in communication by radio telecommunications, during any operation conducted by a User Service [defined in sub-clause 12(1) (o)] or during any exercise relating to such an operation for the purpose of sending Messages on behalf of the User Service to other licensed amateur stations. It is recommended that the Licensee follows a formal emergency communications training scheme, details of which are available from the Radiocommunications Agency.
1(2A) The Licensee may use or permit the use of the Station, as part of his self-training in communication by radio, during any community event where the Licensee has been requested in writing by a User Service [defined in sub-clause 12(1) (o)] to provide communication without pecuniary gain for the purpose of sending Messages relating to the event to other licensed amateur stations.
Rocky Jones wrote:
Ham radio is about communicating. If we want to turn its primary task into "education" then it will look very very different.