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someone who fired the teacher and kept the syllabus.
means a person who learns primarily through self-directed study rather than formal instruction.
from from greek autos (self) and didaktos (taught) — same root as didactic, the word for anything designed to teach.
famous caseleonardo da vinci had no formal schooling past basic math
faulkner quoteread everything, then write, then read some more
modern versionyoutube tutorials plus stubbornness equals a career