Nowadays, people are not for profit or fame and fortune. This is what we pursue in our life. Learning knowledge in school is to graduate and have a better job. The purpose is the same, in order to earn more. Wealth to support myself and my family, in order to live a life that I yearn for and a happy life.
I can see your post to be contradictory, but what you are talking about which I later find out it that people aim is wealth, profit and fortunate. If that's what you are taking about, you are right. Going to school is to educate in a way to be better and make money in life. The world is purely about money. Some people now do not care if the way they get the money is legit or not, all what they care about is to get money even without thinking about others. That is why we need to be very careful because scammers are increasing everyday.
But we don't only go to school just for money but also to develop the core values that we started at home. So its not only about money matters but also for spiritual values too. But i agree on you, money is still our motivation why we need to work hard because almost all of our basic needs requires money for survival. And yet, when you have the money already, people tend to ask for more. This is the reason why some people chose to acquire money in illegal ways. Not really good but this is the reality now. People chose to make money even if it means taking advantage with the others' rights.