I'm not sure what I could have done differently since my parents put me in some of the better private schools. I mostly earned A's and tried to make the most of

I'm not sure what I could have done differently since my parents put me in some of the better private schools. I mostly earned A's and tried to make the most of classes. The only classes that seemed productive were math and a grammar class in 7th grade. In everything else I was bogged down in busy work and rote memorization. My wife and I have discussed sending our kid to school through about 5th grade or so and then doing home school. We also are open to a vocational high school. I guess high school is ultimately the kid's choice. Part of the problem with me was that I was smart and didn't really find classes interesting or challenging until college. But even if I were not as smart, I probably just would have fallen behind and disliked it too.