We’re in concert.
I was a terrible student. But when I was stationed in Germany I became fluent in their language and needed only one more tournament to become a rated chess player. It was during those times that I realized how stupid and uneducated I was. My classical education is close to nil.
May God bless you for giving your son such good guidance. The results of the education have their own rewards, but your guidance has given your son a wonderful path, an uphill one at that.
Who was it that said “Learning is a pain?” It’s a wonderful pain, one that allows a person to grow.
Well it’s never too late in this day and age of the Internet. A university degree is one keystroke away. I didn’t have good formal education either but that hasn’t stopped me from reading and learning. I like ‘The Well Trained Mind’ and the companion guides to it.