Technology education is structured to help students achieve the following purposes:

1. Formulate a fundamental knowledge about the development of technology and its effect on people, the environment, and culture.
2. Develop insight, understanding, and application of technological concepts, processes, and systems.
3. Gain laboratory experience that is activity based, and oriented to the exploration and the reinforcement of abstract concepts with practical experiences.
4. Utilize tools, materials, machines, processes, and technical concepts safely and efficiently.
5. Develop skills, creative abilities, positive self-image, and individual potential.
6. Develop abilities in decision making and problem solving techniques which may involve human and/or material resources, processes and technological systems.
7. Strengthen and expand basic skills in communications, mathematics, and sciences.
8. Adopt a positive "work ethic" attitude.
9. Prepare students for life-long learning in an expanding and changing technological society.
10. Combine and emphasize the "know-how" and the "ability to do" in carrying out technological work.
11. Assume responsibility for actions and learning, and to participate in controlling their own destiny.