I completely agree with what you wrote, specifically to what your brother complained to you about with his math exam. I have a little brother who just started high school, and he is always complaining about how he’s “bored” or says something along the lines of, “why do I need to solve this problem the way teachers tell me”. I criticize that Gatto completely missed the point that you brought up in your response, when you refer to the good that public schools have done as well as their practicality, despite their many shortcomings. Gatto offers no real practical alternative to public school. I would have liked to see him give more thought into how we can improve the public school system because like you, I do not see why public school and creativity cannot exist together.