it depends on your family and your cultural background. Those things influence how you think and how you've been brought up. If you are from a 'good' family, you're brought up more aware of the importance of education because chances are, your parents would have received it, and it would seem like a natural thing to get. However, if you are from a family where parents are unemployed, live on the dole, etc, you will follow their example and think what they are doing is normal. I do not mean this in any discriminative tone, but it's just a fact. For example, someone who has been to university and received a high standard of education (or college, in america) compared to someone who was a high school drop out, joined gangs, took drugs, etc... would be a lot more respected socially.