Did School Change Your Life?

BBC:

Pupils around the world have been telling BBC News about the battle they face to get an education. But why is school worth the effort?
The BBC’s ‘Hunger To Learn‘ would like you to tell us how your education changed your life. What was the most important lesson you learned at school?
Did your education transform your fortunes? Or do you feel that the things you learned outside school – with your family, your friends and in your working life – had a greater influence on your destiny?