[ That's the problem. Magnus has never, once in his life, felt apathetic about school. ]
I know it's difficult for someone your age to imagine, [ oh boy here it comes ] but good schooling is one of the greatest advantages you've been afforded. You don't need to look any farther than the man in front of you for proof of that.
[ There's a small pause here, half for effect and half for real thought, and then: ]
I'm certain that I wouldn't be sitting here beside you tonight, had I attended one of the schools in the lower wards. Of course, I also grew up in a time before the NSO and its education programs, and it pleases me to say that things have changed some in the three decades since my family was faced with that choice. [ The corners of his mouth quirk upward with those last words. ]
But I seem to have gotten off-track of your question. [ The smile turns a bit rueful, as if he's embarrassed by the admission. ] The answer, actually, was neither. I was privately tutored until it came time for me to attend university.
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I know it's difficult for someone your age to imagine, [ oh boy here it comes ] but good schooling is one of the greatest advantages you've been afforded. You don't need to look any farther than the man in front of you for proof of that.
[ There's a small pause here, half for effect and half for real thought, and then: ]
I'm certain that I wouldn't be sitting here beside you tonight, had I attended one of the schools in the lower wards. Of course, I also grew up in a time before the NSO and its education programs, and it pleases me to say that things have changed some in the three decades since my family was faced with that choice. [ The corners of his mouth quirk upward with those last words. ]
But I seem to have gotten off-track of your question. [ The smile turns a bit rueful, as if he's embarrassed by the admission. ] The answer, actually, was neither. I was privately tutored until it came time for me to attend university.