The thing I liked about standard pace was that I had plenty of time to fail in boards of student societies, events organizing and an own company and whatnot.
I always wonder a bit whether the people who skip years and study super-fast really know anything about the world.
I remember reading this a couple years ago. After I read it today I told my kid to stop the video game and "read this." Then we talked about it, how if you want you can go beyond what the teacher is teaching, or even in a parallel direction if the teacher isn't covering what you want.
I wish someone had told me this while I was in school.