You're assuming that a school is capable of separating the smart kids from the dullards. The big flaw in your idea is that you're labeling kids who really don't

You're assuming that a school is capable of separating the smart kids from the dullards. The big flaw in your idea is that you're labeling kids who really don't know what they want to do yet, or aren't really happy with their surroundings. A kid that struggles in school isn't necessarily struggling because they can't do the work. I really didn't like school. I only got on with a handful of kids, I was awkward, I was anxious, and most of my teachers would have put me in the "dullard" category. However, I did enough to get myself into college, and then ended up at university, and even landing a Masters place at a top 10 university in the UK. If I compare myself to some of the smarter kids I knew when I was at school, I probably did better academically and financially. HN is always so focused on how education is flawed, and how a university education isn't really needed, yet I'm willing to bet that very few people on here have any experience on the other side of education. My girlfriend is a teacher, and I can safely say that teaching kids isn't even remotely as easy as it seems.