I felt I had to drop out of my high school because of the one-size-fits all mentality. Outside of a couple of teachers who tried to attempted to challenge me, t

I felt I had to drop out of my high school because of the one-size-fits all mentality. Outside of a couple of teachers who tried to attempted to challenge me, the rest of the administration felt fine with placing me in classes that were incredibly boring for me. And no one was willing to help me figure out how to graduate early. So I dropped out at 15, got a GED, and enrolled in college a year later. All with no guidance from any adult (including my mom - who for obscure religious reasons was anti-higher education.) At 19 I had to drop of college to help support my mom who was sick and never did get my degree. Since then, I've been successful (shipped some major products, published books, etc). But, it many years to see the current educational system as anything but corrupt and useless for many years after this experience.