"I've slowly been seeing the schoolgrounds as a battlefield where the government and my fellow liberty-minded schoolmates are fighting for the hearts and minds of the unprincipled."
Yes, but remember: While in school, you've still got the opportunity to learn, to assimilate, digest information, methods and so forth. When you're older, the society won't be that indulgent any more, let you spend your time reading all those books, and so forth. Mind this: Principles have to be correctly understood; never confuse them with a 'maxim' or 'anecdote' or something like this. School, after all, is v e r y important.
best wishes
j.