One day in the 1st grade, I discovered I could miss the bus. And so, I became chronically truant and an autodidact. By the time I reached high school I was either skipping, or in detention by myself in a closet sized room for skipping, where I'd do fun things like re-reading the Lord of the Rings. Once the detention was over, I'd continue skipping class. I never did homework, thinking that simply passing tests should be enough.
Public education, in my opinion, has less to do with learning and more to do with babysitting and indoctrination. Every person I know who was home schooled turned out very sharp and independent.
All my friends who dropped out ended up doing fine, despite the propaganda to the contrary.
If I were to ever have kids again, they'd definitely be home schooled.
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