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As a student who SUFFERED through K-12, was an awful C-D student, I agree 100% with this overall idea.

I went from a D high school to a straight A student in college. I found the freedom to choose to study what I am interested in ( Computer Science ) extremely liberating. I found the respect shown by the faculty to the students refreshing compared to my high-school. I found that being able to leave, take a nap, and then come back for my next class much more tolerable. I found that not being locked in a building for 9 hours a day freed up time to actually study and get your homework done.

Basically, I discovered what everyone else already knew: Current schooling is intended to keep kids in child-jail while their parents are working. Most schools do not have the resources to cater to bored gifted students, so we are cast aside with the understanding that "we'll be fine" while sitting through remedial classes where we have to read out loud because some of the students in the classroom are illiterate.

People claim college is a waste of time? HA. HIGH SCHOOL is four years of my life WASTED that I will never get back.

Let students set their own pace for education. Have them take responsibility for their own lives and future at a younger age. Let the children out of child jail.