There were things that an individual must know while residing in the Veiled Continent—and even more so as a human residing in its lands. Yes, to go beyond mere survival from day to day, there was a need to vanquish and reign over one's surroundings. Information was the answer to all the successful Races making their place in this new world.
Without knowledge, without its retention and memory, then they would fall behind their peers. It was how empires fell, forgotten wisdom of old that had brought them to rise in the first place, their weaknesses exemplified and enemies unremembered that brought about destruction and setbacks.
It was in the mind of the Cleric and the reason as to why she taught. All in hopes of that the next generations would succeed where they had not, a better life and future in the ever changing world. A chance for them to utilize the knowledge and experience gained by their seniors, it was what institutions of knowledge were supposed to do—prepare one for life.
