I went to elementary and high school in rural Minnesota and I only remember having to sit down about 2-3 hours a day. We did a lot of outdoor science-y stuff li

I went to elementary and high school in rural Minnesota and I only remember having to sit down about 2-3 hours a day. We did a lot of outdoor science-y stuff like your classify the wildflowers example, sports, PE, art class, orchestra and band, two recesses per day, etc. In high school, we had electives like small engine repair, CAD and in one course could even build an entire house. That said, the actual "academic" courses like math and history were heinously boring and poorly taught and felt like they lasted 8 hours each.