I can relate - school was really boring for me. I wasn't getting anything out of it that I didn't already know. Every year, the first several months were a review of the previous year's material for those who 'forgot' over the summer.
I spent most of 9th and 10th grade having 'in-school suspension', which meant I sat in the library all day. The upside was, I could sit there and read anything I wanted. I must have read every book in the place ;0)
Well, I never made it to in-school suspension but did a lot of skipping. I went to a quiet place in the woods down by the Guadalupe river and read my books. My parents gave me a reading list in which I had to have all the classics read by the time I graduated. I remember growing up getting in trouble for having a bad attitude every time I said I hated school. I figure 13 years of my life were wasted being locked up in a prison. It was a torturous existence. It kept me from my passions and it kept me from my family. All the knowledge I have kept close to my heart, I got from my family, my grandmother, my books, and church. School is a joke!
Now when my kids say they hate school, I say, "Cool...so do I! Let's break out the Chemistry set and try to blow up the house". Homeschooling is fun.
Speaking of Chemistry.....I made a 36 on my final exam and that was with cheating. I should have sat by someone smarter. I so did not get Chemistry, but I get it now. The text books were useless. Real life is where it’s all at.