Ujm – i remember reading that when i was 17 on frumteens; it’s an exact quote.
It should be noted that not all gedolim agreed to that. Rav yaakov kaminetzky held that a high school diploma was hishtadlus, as did my rebbe rav belsky. Rav belsky also, however, supported many outstanding bochurim who sincerely wanted to learn the entire day and drop out of English in HS, to the anger of many parents who failed to appreciate their sons’ love of learning…
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