Wow...I wish I had done this before I wrote the essay! ; )
In case any of you were wondering, I based my essay on a quote by John Ruskin. "The entire object of true education is to make people not merely do the right things, but enjoy them; nore merely industrious, but to love industry; not merely learned, but to love knowledge; not merely pure, but to love purity; not merely just, but to hunger and thirst after justice."
The quote has hung in my living room for as long as I can remember. It's always struck me as true. Education is going beyond learning basic facts; it is making your life richer and more enjoyable.
Keep answering! This is very interesting!