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They basically said that if I didn't show up for school they'd mark me present, they wouldn't send the truant officer after me. At 16 I enrolled in something called continuing education. Once a month I'd go out to Jamaica, but I didn't take it seriously.

— Dave Van Ronk

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I was sent to a school because my father was already aware that his days were numbered, and he was anxious for me to acquire a good education and follow in his footsteps.

— Sigrid Undset

I kept on telling my parents school wasn't for me. And they were like, 'No you need to go university.'

— KSI

I was always taken in and out of school.

— Dakota Johnson

I had no idea what I was going to do when they threw me out of school.

— Don Johnson

The thing was, at a young age, my mom and my grandma always tried to keep me out of the streets as much as they could, so they put me in a private school when I was super young.

— Big Sean

I studied in eight schools and did not get to be in a school for more than two years, as I was always requested to get out, even though I was not thrown out ever.

— Ram Charan

I basically applied to law school as a way of telling my parents that I wasn't going to medical school.

— John Delaney

I ended up dropping out of high school at 16 and getting kicked out of my home. My parents told me, sadly, that because I was so disruptive to the rest of the household, that I could no longer live under their roof.

— Tullian Tchividjian

My parents were more surprised that I wanted to go away for school than anything. They didn't really understand the benefits.

— Jennine Capó Crucet

✗Opposing Perspectives

I left school the day I turned 16, the earliest day I legally could. Determined to follow a life on stage, preferably with some dance connection, I applied for and won a place at the local drama school. I was on my way.

— Celia Imrie