1)  Bach decides to disregard the teacher because of her stance regarding schooling.  He compares her solemn outlook to that of his own 8th grade teacher, who told him that he wouldn’t amount to anything without school.  He went on to use himself as an example to refute both her and his own teachers comments, and that’s where parallels can be drawn between Mr. West and Bach.  Mr. West has to fervently explain to the students that school isn’t the end all be all, and Bach does too.  They both express their desires for schools that don’t take such a linear approach to educating their pupils.

2) In simpler words, a buccaneer is a pirate.  Buccaneers generally didn’t function under any already established legal systems, and instead made their own.  Their means of warfare were excellent, due to a general passion for their lifestyles.  Their vigor was what led them to  be efficient, just like Bach’s passion for programming.  Their success was self made, and they didn’t rely on any preexisting institutions to determine their lifestyles.  The limits of this lifestyle however, is the fact that much of the population has been brainwashed into thinking that education and conformity is the key to success.  Therefore, to live life as a buccaneer scholar, you are subjecting yourself to a life of proving yourself, which could be uplifting for some, but exhausting for most.