[ExI] Summerhill School

[William Flynn Wallace]

It wasn't school so much as knowledge.  I am very introverted and always
wanted to read a book rather than go play with the neighborhood kids.  The
idea of liking or not liking school never occurred to me.  We all did it,
except on those days when we faked being sick (Mama was understanding).

I have not changed a bit and still read scores of books a year.  What will
I do with the knowledge?  Just enjoy it.   bill w

On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 11:08 AM Gadersd via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> You loved school? That is honestly the first time I have ever heard
> someone say that.
>
> On Jan 17, 2023, at 11:59 AM, William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
> Look, we can't blame it all on the schools.  I loved school and where I
> went was the same as anywhere else.  In fact, in college I took a dozen
> courses or more that were not required.  If the teacher was bad I just sat
> in class and read forward in the text.  You can't keep an interested man
> down.   bill w
>
> On Mon, Jan 16, 2023 at 4:14 PM MB via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Gadersd via extropy-chat wrote:
>> > I would have loved that school as a child. It would have saved me from
>> so much trauma and I was at the top of my class. Not everyone from the
>> bottom of the class even survived.
>>
>> I hear you - and I wonder what *I* would have done with my life had I
>> been exposed to such a choice of interests.  I was at the top of my
>> class until highschool, and then schooling killed any interest I had in
>> learning anything for many many years.  As my older brothers told me,
>> "Don't worry, it gets better when you're out of school."  We all hated it.
>>
>> What a terrible pity and a waste.
>>
>> Regards,
>> MB
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