@inthehands @jmeowmeow Story time! I spent about two years in high school in the Big Picture Learning project. It was a diverse group formed by all "problematic" students. That space allowed me to pursue my own curiosities, and never have I studied less and learned more.
The impact it had on my mood was astounding as well, and ever since I use that period as an aspirational benchmark for what and how I can be if the context is right. Those two years saved my life.