Scientology abided by the idea that as long as you were on course, getting an education in Scientology, going to traditional school was not all that important. Your education in Scientology—the main goal of which was to teach you how to learn Scientology—was the imperative. We were taught that getting a Scientology education was the equivalent of getting a doctorate in the real world. Who cares about calculus when you’re clearing the planet? So because attending school wasn’t enforced, the motel room at Flag that was designated “Schoolroom” was usually empty, and although I was still
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