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I had that experience of both public and private school, was never subjected to corporal punishment, and was a real pain in the ass to my more authoritarian teachers. One of the teachers complained in the coffee-break lounge that I was smarter than the teachers (there was one teacher who ratted them out on this, and who said he told them, "He's not smarter than *me*.").

I *never* got good at navigating the mazes of academia, so maybe that's part of the issue. I suppose I should be grateful.

"I was just too stubborn to ever be governed by enforced insanity

Someone had to reach for the risin’ star, I guess it was up to me"

Of course, it worked out a bit better for Bob.

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