On Monday, June 9, 2014 8:43:47 AM UTC+10, Je�us wrote:
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> Yes. When I was in year 11 and 12 high school, our school was a little
> radical in that whilst we still had classes, it was mainly for giving
> us the work we needed to do.
>
> Aside from that - you didn't even need to attend school at all, as
> long as your assignments were done on time.

That's pretty radical, and a failure at the main function of schools: day care centres. Imagine, putting education above convenience!

(Actually, it's what I tell my students. Lectures and tutorials are not compulsory; the assignments and exam are. The joy of post-secondary, without automatic attendance requirements. (We can choose to make attendance compulsory, but most people in my part of the uni don't.))