re: #206 Mostly sane, most of the time.

George Washington was self educated.
Thomas Edison was homeschooled.
Michael Faraday was the son of a blacksmith who was apprenticed to a bookbinder and self-educated.
Benjamin Franklin was a dabbler who was able to retire and dabble full-time.
Two words: Abraham Lincoln.

That’s my feelings on self education.

That tells me that self-education may work for you if you’re Washington, Edison, Faraday, Franklin or Lincoln. How is it for the vast run of people who aren’t any of the above?