I'd learn everything I could about computers that isn't easily encountered in school. I'd try to write programs that aren't in books just to figure out how to write them, using any books or references I could stumble onto. If the passion is strong enough, you learn no matter what. A family of five deserves five votes. It's my own quote.
Schools get funding from government.
Government spending is in accordance with voting power. The kids that we are trying to help in schools don't get counted in this money allocation method. It's a shame. We'd have a lot fewer students fall through the cracks and be 'lost' with unproductive lives. Class size is the biggest key to this.