Do School's really help?

In and out of school, we are gaining knowledge that can be considered 'non-academic'. I would define that as being something that you gain such as personal beliefs and value that you life up to everyday of your life. They don't have to be something like religion, just something that you feel strongly about. Some value that you hold dear and want to uphold.
Anyways, the question is 'do we value these non-academic education the we are learning in school'? I would have to say that it can be both yes and no. There will always be the start students out there that do everything perfectly and never mess up, but less face it most of us aren't like that. And i think the majority of people in high school don't value this non-academic education. How can you say you are, when you feel that you should be different other but still conform to what they say? These are the people who will be destined to the bottom after high school is out. they are brainwashed of what should be their unique values and can only conform to what they are told to do.