I benefited immensely from a good high school (american, public). It was the only thing I got close to a humanist curriculum. That was nice. I would not want to

I benefited immensely from a good high school (american, public). It was the only thing I got close to a humanist curriculum. That was nice. I would not want to pay college prices to learn basic biology/chemistry/history/etc. The knowledge I learned there has been more useful to my career (data science) than what I picked up in undergrad or grad school (MIT), and that's not to downplay either of the latter two. I also learned that I was a weird kid who didn't know how to socialize... and so I had good time to do that while being forced to meet with a fairly large group of people for an extended period of time. College did not do this. College provided opportunities for this, but it was easier to be a recluse. What America needs is more good high schools, not to give up on the concept itself. If anyone doesn't need high school, it's kids who don't have any interest in learning there. I had an easy time academically in high school. Mostly A's with no studying, and over a dozen AP classes passed, including a few that I just tested out of with some self study. But I still learned a great deal. I do wish it moved faster, but in the scheme of things it was a great experience.