“School… What a waste of life. If I could go back in time I would make my own

—“School… What a waste of life. If I could go back in time I would make my own curriculum. 3 hours a day reading the best of European literature, 1 hour a day writing an analysis of what I had just read, half hour on developing sharp arithmetic skills, 1 hour playing an instrument, 1 hour a day learning a trade or craft, and the rest of the day exercising ,learning survival, self-defense, and military skills.”—Erik Leaf

I’d argue that you’d learn that trade or craft best by doing menial labor helping the skilled in whatever trade or craft.

(cd: edited for completeness)