First, the story tracks Winston Churchill’s experience. He was sent to “good” schools where he failed. Then he ended up under the care of two “crazy old women” who let him build forts and re-enact history. His autobio says “Where my imagination was not engaged I could not or would not learn”.
About the uniforms: kids in public school wear uniforms determined by the fashion industry. They all dress alike. I was a public school administrator for 20+ years. So, to the comment about being picked on in a uniform school, BS! Go watch what happens in a modern public school to a kid who wears last year’s fashions or, God forbid, wears modest clothes.
“Where my imagination was not engaged I could not or would not learn”.