It is eternally important for all children from four years old through high school to attend religious education classes. That says something interesting both about school and about leisure. Certainly, for American teenagers, school provides the last great chunk of leisure opportunity that they will have for a long time. It can also be said that the more people enjoy education, the more they will enjoy leisure because it will be a fulfilling experience of creativity, curiosity, and challenge. Education certainly involves more than the imparting of information and the returning of satisfactory grades.
Education is somewhat like a bank account.
If you do not put anything into it, you cannot expect any interest. The dividends of education are not for parents or teachers, but are realized in your own happiness, in your being relieved of the fears and anxieties of ignorance, inferiority, and inhibition. If you feel up to making only one smart decision in your teenage life, then decide to commit yourself to education. It may not insure the highest paying job, but it will help you become an intelligent, skillful, responsible, and creative person. You are only going through this life once, so don't let it be a mediocre experience.