Paul Graham mentioned this in 2003 : http://www.paulgraham.com/nerds.html http://www.paulgraham.com/nerds.html "Officially the purpose of schools is to teach k

Paul Graham mentioned this in 2003 : http://www.paulgraham.com/nerds.html http://www.paulgraham.com/nerds.html "Officially the purpose of schools is to teach kids. In fact their primary purpose is to keep kids locked up in one place for a big chunk of the day so adults can get things done"