What I can say is that going to school gave me an advantage in the following: 1.) having a network of contacts from friends, classmates, org mates and teachers that benefit me until now; 2.) teaching me how to deal with different kinds of people and situations under pressure without great consequence if I made mistakes (kung sa negosyo ito baka malaking pera ang mawawala if I made a mistake); 3.) teaching me a good work ethic with the proper motivation/ doing good work for the sake of doing good and not merely for reward, and lastly 4.) teaching me how to approach different problems. My mind was trained to think properly, and yes it has to be practiced. It's not enough to be streetwise because the real world is bigger and more diverse than we think. Yan ang value ng school. Kahit masagwa ang teacher matututo ka by virtue of learning to deal with that kind of person. Academic learning should never be underestimated.