It's hard to believe

Flown by under an umbrella perhaps  ? :-)

"The aim of Spartan education was, according to Plutarch ... “to make them obey commands well, endure hardships, and conquer in battle." "

I've recently heard the British Boarding School education system compared to this. 

They're all areas which can drive any caring rational person to tears.

challenging misguiding authority, creating a pleasant and safe environment, preventing war - these all seem better aims for an education system to me -

but then maybe that just shows how little I know

Happy future!

To be honest I think,like far too many who were late diagnosed, I would've been bullied wherever I went to school.In terms of getting the help and support to thrive as an adult I was born several decades too early.Somehow, more by luck than anything else, I've reached the age of 68.

I owe you a reply  - suffice to say that so much of what you have shared I experience too and empathise.   My suggestion is a bit off the wall, maybe foolish but nonetheless will do it.  I try to think of a reason for why I am here and try to make it a good one.  All the best :-)

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I think it's used less than it used to be, but I currently have 160 feeds in my RSS reader. I've just added this thread to my RSS reader.  I installed  addons.mozilla.org/.../