[Amorphous.]

Here's the thing....

I used to think that without success in high school, there weren't a lot of career opportunities out there, other than starting your own business. I knew school was a foundation but it was something you need to do well in, to get yourself started...

What I didn't realise or think about is that different things work for different people. Sometimes, in some cases, people don't learn well in school because it is so standardized and generalised, among many other reasons. And that's OK, sometimes school isn't FOR certain people.

I don't think this has anything to do with him being privileged or rich, or spoilt either. School, especially at a higher level is perceived as a difficult and even dark place for some people and I don't think we should be bashing somebody for a comment which indicates that school didn't work for him which is OK. School doesn't cover many of the other aspects of intelligence and talent, at least not seriously or responsively, by any means.

It may not be the generalised or generally well accepted point, but he is speaking from his experiences with high school.

On the other hand, I don't think he should be screaming this from the rooftops and encouraging people to drop out of school either. There is a fine line between expressing a point and encouraging an action.

So all in all, I think he has every right to express his opinion and he definitely has every right to express that school didn't work for him and that's totally fine, but he shouldn't be encouraging it either.

You know, when I was fifteen, I hated school as well because there was so little freedom and the fact that you weren't even allowed OUTSIDE of the school realms was insane and when I think about it, still is! And they were putting such a concentration on certain subjects and almost dismissing others, so there was hardly any freedom, so I suggest people take multiple viewpoints in mind before making a decision.