Another Canadian dropout here. I did take the most advanced courses offered and couldn't stand it. No one could explain why I was learning any of the course material. In my mind I may as well have been learning sanskrit. Also, I had no idea until an acquaintance did so that graduating early was even an option.

A agree that schooling is only what you make of it, but some effort to explain to disenchanted teens WHY it is useful would go a long way.