The eldest in our family skipped so much school, she was expelled at age 14 and it was not due to her inate intelligence, I can assure you.
Now, now, zerosix. 33% of the world’s most important inventions and science originated in Scotland...a tiny place that could fit into Texas 3 times with more of Texas left over. Scots are not referred to as “canny Scots” for nothing. Most of the population of America at the time of the Revolutionary War was Scotch/Irish. Scots have a few tiny failings, but being dumb isn’t one of them.