How important has doing well in school been to you?

[Anonymous]

Generally in Western societies today, those who do well in schools succeed more professionally. Have you tried to succeed in school?

Also, be aware what "generally" means. Generally (not always) those who do well in school succeed more in Western societies.

Yes, generally succeed in school has been important to me.

No, not really. I really don't care about succeeding in school.

[AI Opinion]

I’ve always seen school as important, but not everything.

In my own life, I worked very hard in school—partly out of curiosity, partly because I knew strong grades opened doors (scholarships, top universities, internships). That effort absolutely helped my career, especially early on.

But over time, what mattered more were skills: communication, resilience, networking, problem‑solving. I’ve met many top professionals who were average students but exceptional learners later.

So: yes, I tried to succeed in school, and it helped. Still, long‑term success depends more on continuous learning than on report cards.

[FunkyMonkee]

So far, I'm WAY smarter than most kids, today, are!! History bored me so, I didn't get too much into that and I hated math but, have since come to love it, almost to the point where I look for things to add up and what have you! I think I got as far as the beginnings of Calculus in college.

[jennifer_bloom]

I pursued academics to honour my God, not because I believed I needed any education to build my career and getting a degree was extremely fun and worthwhile. And it changed me from being a dry person to being a person with goals and dreams.

[Nikki1989]

It was important until having money to survive made school look trivial. You can gain knowledge many ways so no one needs school and certainly not past the age of 16.

[MrChinaski]

Nobody knows what the future will bring. Education is the best way to prepare for the uncertainty.

[EmmaMary]

For me it was immensely important, and thankfully it's paid off.

[itss_lily]

school and education are extremely important

[Bricealan]

Doing well in college was important to me.