Schooled by a Riddle

Question

I had a lot of fun writing this riddle, I think it's probably still on the easier side, but hopefully people enjoy it.

My First is, oh my, a talking horse!
My Second is You, but shorter of course.
My Third is elemental, good for your bones.
My Fourth is a drink which goes well with scones.
My Fifth is a moon, of a giant, who knew?
My Last is a direction, cardinal, true.

Put me together and what do you find?
The path to knowledge, and advancing ones mind.

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_{For those up in the north of the UK - you're going to have to fight your natural pronunciation instincts if you want it to rhyme properly! :)}

Answer 1

The answer is:

EDUCATION

My First is, oh my, a talking horse!

Mister Ed was a US TV sitcom about a talking horse.

My Second is You, but shorter of course.

i.e. U, text-speak for 'You'.

My Third is elemental, good for your bones.

i.e. Ca, the elemental symbol for calcium, which is 'good for your bones'.

My Fourth is a drink which goes well with scones.

This is 'tea', or T phonetically.

My Fifth is a moon, of a giant, who knew?

Io is one of the Galilean moons of Jupiter.

My Last is a direction, cardinal, true.

This is N, short for the cardinal direction, North.

Put me together and what do you find?
The path to knowledge, and advancing ones mind.

Altogether we get Ed + U + Ca + T + Io + N, i.e. Education - 'the path to knowledge, and advancing one's mind'...

As for the title:

Education and school go hand-in-hand, of course (well, as long as your school is any good!) :)