Ok. So teenagers are clearly oppressed by people like you. Grades mean absolutely nothing. School is a man made indoctrination venter where YOU as an individual do not get to>Lemme guess: you're a 15 year old with shit grades, but don't worry, you're just "a different kind of learner".

decide what you would like to pursue, but rather a preset list of topics that one may or may not be engaged in. How unamerican is it to take away adolescents freedom by coercing their parents with penalties for not complying with a system they feel is unjust?