What were the most useful things that you learned at school?

[nickdub]

I have taken a couple of things from my formal education (other than a fistfull of certificates that I've never had to produce since).
Firstly how to learn, be that reading or comprehension or listening to the question/problem.
Secondly, your certificates will open doors, but you'd better be able to fight your way beyond them if you want to progress. Progression is what life is about irrespective of the direction that progress takes.

Sometimes it's better to be the big fish in a small pond, sometimes the little fish in the ocean, but give yourself all the opportunities forst, then decide. You have to use the system thats there not the one you would like to be there.

I rarely use my skool edukayshun on a daily basis but recognise that learning to learn was the real winner.

Phew, thats heavy for a Friday!

you are Nigel Molesworth's direct descendant, and I claim my £50 for spotting it . :-)