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T he first time we are introduced to formal education is in school. The school years are the grounding years of one's education. Schools are institutions that lay the foundation of a child's development. They play a key role in developing children into responsible citizens and good human beings. It's a school where young talent is recognized and nurtured. On leaving school, we are all set to soar high in life, and enter the real world in pursuit of our dreams.

Education provides us with knowledge about the world. It paves the way for a good career. It helps build character. It leads to enlightenment. It lays the foundation of a stronger nation. Education makes a man complete. Kautilya, an Indian philosopher, royal adviser, and professor of economics and political science very rightly underlined the importance of education, some 2000 years ago. He has highlighted the fact that education enriches people's understanding of themselves. He has said that education is an investment in human capital, and it can have a great impact on a nation's growth and development.
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So you can learn to spell "vanilla".

To educate young skulls full of mush.

A picture tells a thousand words:

School is important because it gets the children out of the house for a good 7 hours per day.  THAT is the primary importance of school.  Who doesn't know that?

School is not as important as learning on your own. Read and absorb everything you possibly can.

let me quote the famous blues singer BB King from one of his song, 'Why I Sing The Blues', "They told me that there's no room, no room, for my son, in school. Now he's going to grow up and be a fool."   "That's why i sing the blues."