Institutionalized education, although the most widely accepted, is not the only method of education. Humans have been learning since the beginning of time and have made incredible innovations and discoveries despite their level of formal education. In James Marcus Bach’s “A Buccanner Scholar” he expressed the importance of living a life of pursuit and passion and how it would lead to success. Bach’s philosophy has shown true for human rights activist Malcolm X. Malcolm X stumbled upon his passion while incarcerated and it was solely through his own desire to learn that he became a political force to be reckoned with.  A’s don’t make you invincible and C’s don’t make you incompetent. Education is an undeniable part of the success, school however, is not.