I liked education more and more as I went through it. By that, I mean that I really disliked primary school, didn't really care about secondary school, liked Sixth Form a fair bit, and loved uni. The actual 'learning' stuff I always semi-enjoyed, because I was kinda good at it, and the schools themselves were all really good from an environmental point of view. The kids weren't crack addicts or anything like that, and most of the people that got pregnant had the decency to do so after they'd left. I do think the increased freedom certainly contributed to liking later-school periods, but it definitely wouldn't be the only thing. Having said that, I can't think of anything else off the top of my head.