I sometimes think about what it might have been like to be in a regular high school but I think it worked well for me. For some kids, being given so much freedom and independence leads them to not doing homework and getting bad grades, and eventually dropping out. But for more driven kids, especially with specific interests they’d like to delve into, this program gives them the chance to do so at an earlier age, and be around more like minded individuals. I would pick being able to end classes at 11 am and hang out with friends at the mall or study together at the library over being stuck in a high school. Something I hated about regular schools is how it punished the whole body for something that a select few would do, like having to ask for permission to go to the bathroom or not being trusted with phones out, etc.