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Education

FBaggins

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1. Plenty of successful people without ANY formal schooling.

Reply to Smarmie Doofus (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 08:17 AM

Aug 2012

Does that mean we don't need public schools or some compulsory education laws?

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Evidently Gore Vidal couldn't handle Algebra. [View all] Smarmie Doofus Aug 2012 OP

Plenty of successful people without ANY formal schooling. FBaggins Aug 2012 #1

The occasional genius should not be the example held up for all others... rfranklin Aug 2012 #2

Gentleman's C. Terminal degree. Igel Aug 2012 #3

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