Education is essential till the 11th Std. Not 12th beacuse its a Rat race then... I have completed graduation and currently pursuing Masters part time, while working full time.
One thing I become wise about is tht what u learn in classrooms may help u for the next 1 yr or so. After tht unless u have super memory all concepts learnt are slowly gonna get blurred. But wht u learn while walking the walk (err on Work i mean) stays with u on every footstep u take in life ! There is no forgetting the exposure and the lessons learnt from it. They will help u build what a thousand books cannot... and tht is ur Attitude to Life, which is the ultimate decider of your what u achieve out here, whether or not u have the talent to !!!
