By terganftp on Skatehive
There is an old saying: The cream always rises to the top. Which more or less means that the best always rise above the rest. It may not be true in all circumstances but for myself and, to a degree, my children it has proven a reliable saying. I succeeded even though I had the worst schooling. My kids succeeded even though they "left" the best schools. In my case I did not go to the best schools or get the best education. I went from school to school to school when I was young. If I remember correctly, 9 different schools by the time I was in Grade 8. I'm pretty sure some of those schools were less than stellar. Move to my high school and it was absolutely NOT one of the better schools in the area. My mom looked at the private schools, the Christian school and the schools that had International Baccalaureate (IB) program when she knew my academic potential. However, those "better" schools were too expensive, too far, or both. When I graduated top of my class in Grade 12 and had some sc