It's wonderful that you have those memories. We need that sort of peace to grow peaceful in ourselves.
I wasn't happy in an academic environment until I went to college. It was a large urban university and allowed great freedom. I'm not a social animal. Being forced to socialize, being locked in all day in a group was hard for me. Plus, I resented the imposed values. School is as much about molding a child to the social values of a community as it is to imparting knowledge.
All in all, @mballesteros, I was a cranky, independent, ornery child. Not suited to the structure of an institution at all :)))
Thanks for reading and for your feedback. It adds to my understanding of how others experienced school.
At least you found peace at the university. For me college was stressful because I studied in college already being a mother and working, in my town there were no colleges so when I was able to enter one I already had a family and many obligations, but I was still able to graduate almost at my 40'.
That is wonderful!!
I went back to school when my kids were small, but that was mostly for self-gratification. I only took one course a semester, and didn't even bother to complete the degree requirements because I didn't want to sit for my orals. Then later, when I was a teacher, I needed that degree to get full certification, so I had to do it all over again while I was working full time and had children. I did it remotely, so that took some pressure off.
Your English is so very good. I'm always amazed at your level of mastery.