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I quit school at 14 and never looked back. I'm not normally one to advocate my own career path -- I didn't leave school until I was twice as old as you were, a
by mechanical_fish 17y ago
I quit school at 14 and never looked back.
I'm not normally one to advocate my own career path -- I didn't leave school until I was twice as old as you were, and that was probably too long -- but just because you don't look back doesn't mean that others won't.
School can be a lot of fun, if it's your thing and you approach it properly. For example, I don't regret having taken the time to learn physics. It's nice to understand physics, quite apart from its economic value.
- mmt 17y agoSchool can be a lot of fun, if it's your thing and you approach it properly. For example, I don't regret having taken the time to learn physics. Those are big ifs, and are equally applicable to learning outside of a formal setting.
- mechanical_fish 17y agoYes, I agree. Indeed, yours is my usual default advice. ;) One thing I'd note is that I decided to go to grad school just before the web was invented. School is far less tempting today, now that you can listen to many of MIT's best lecturers from your basement via the web.
- ahoyhere 17y agoI didn't say "Hey kids, you should go drop out!" Just because you feel awkward about your career path, doesn't mean you should conflate my personal statement about mine with advocacy.