y to read awoke inside me some long dormant craving to be
             mentally alive. I certainly wasn't seeking any degree, the way a college confers
             a status symbol upon its students. (180)
             Malcolm was not worried about a curriculum or getting the grade to get a degree. Malcolm was able to learn what he wanted, and this stimulated more learning and understanding.
             If it is possible to teach yourself as effectively as Malcolm X did, why should kids have to go to schools as pathetic as the ones in District 10 to get graded on information that they will soon forget anyway? John Holt advices in "School Is Bad For Children" that school attendance
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