Seth's Blog: What is school for?
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/01/super-bowl-laziness.html

# Do well on standardized tests Be able to read for pleasure Learn for the sake of learning

Fantastic!

Mostly, crappy opportunities come along, and in the meantime, you make the best of them. But that skill and habit, of making the best of your situation, is essential training. Because one day, a good opportunity will come along. And if you make the best of it -- if you're good at making the best of things -- you will turn it into a great situation