I totally agree with this. When I was young I lived in a very rural area and went to a school with only 20 children. It went from ages 5 to around 10. There was

I totally agree with this. When I was young I lived in a very rural area and went to a school with only 20 children. It went from ages 5 to around 10. There was only one teacher and one classroom. I think a huge part of the advantage of a school like that is that the teacher from the very beginning is in the mindset that every child is going to be at a different stage and needs to be catered to individually. All the children were taught at their own pace and at their own level of ability. By the time I left that school I was happily doing work that was designed for children 2-3 years older at a regular school. I also had not had the drive to self-learn knocked out of me as seems to be common with kids from regular schools.