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I partially agree. The onus is always on the indivdual. An organized class can provide comraderie, a place to ask questions, guidance, and many other benefits. But in the end, it is always up to the individual to get something out of it. A determined person with some basic resources can learn without a class, and a person who puts no effort in will not learn in even the best class.

But as for I refuse to believe that there is a student anywhere that really wants to learn but cannot. That is true, but only to a degree. There remain plenty of places, even in America, where internet access is limited and a young student in particular may not have the resources to get consistent and frequent internet access. Similarly, there are places where the libraries are not accessible in a practical way.

A truly determined person, such as Srīnivāsa Rāmānujan can rise above, but they are the exceptions and even Ramanujan got help from people to reach his peak.



    > There remain plenty of places, even in America, where internet access is
    > limited and a young student in particular may not have the resources to
    > get consistent and frequent internet access. Similarly, there are places
    > where the libraries are not accessible in a practical way.
Ok, I'll concede that there may be cases where it is impossible for a determined individual to learn as much as they want. But in the majority cases, I think the old adage "if there's a will, there's a way" remains applicable.




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