Urgh.. Whiney kids always complaining about how much they don't need school. A recipe for future society going to pot.
The "educational" part isn't needed. It is just naptime -.-
From high salary important jobs, Doctors, lawyers and scientists to everyday office workers, yes, education is needed. It's just amazingly hypocritical you are to say this. Without an education, you'd probably have difficulty speaking, typing and communicating let alone getting any job.
Also further education is the foundations for critical jobs, (such as biology for future medics or foriegn languages for correspondence). True there are some useless subjects, but all have some benefits.
Education also gives us qualifications, distinguishing the able from the less able, necessary for jobs.
School teaches us useful things that we won't learn from everyday life.
Some people enjoy school. I only left this summer and do miss the environment of my friends, activities and subjects that I picked (I got to choose all mine).
Without a group of peers from a similar age group such as in school, you are less likely to develop social skills to help you throughout life. Which is likely to effect the chance of you getting a partner.
School keeps children busy and tutors them about discipline. Before compulsory schooling was around, the crime rate for young offenders was drastically higher.
I'd say School is not needed, we could learn stuff from watching educational videos at home, and via the internet.
What about those who choose not to? Or those without the facilities? There would be no control or order. Teachers maintain the system, otherwise havoc would follow.
So
yes we do need school. Thats why it's the law. Duh...