ia ▁Am eline ▁( née ▁Ch ist y ak ova ). ▁He ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁until ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁six ▁when ▁his ▁parents ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁Canada ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁better ▁employ ment ▁opportun ities . ▁While ▁in ▁grade ▁three ▁of ▁elementary ▁school ▁in ▁Canada , ▁But er in ▁was ▁placed ▁into ▁a ▁class ▁for ▁gift ed ▁children ▁and ▁started ▁to ▁understand ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁drawn ▁to ▁math , ▁programming , ▁and ▁econom ics . ▁ ▁But er in ▁attended ▁the ▁Ab el ard ▁School , ▁a ▁private ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁for ▁four ▁years , ▁which ▁he ▁said , ▁" pro ved ▁to ▁be ▁among ▁the ▁most ▁interesting ▁and ▁product ive ▁years ▁of ▁my ▁life ; ▁the ▁closer ▁connection ▁between ▁students ▁and ▁teachers ▁[ & ] ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁depth ▁at ▁which ▁the ▁material ▁was ▁taught , ▁made ▁me ▁want ▁to ▁learn , ▁and ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁learning ▁as ▁my ▁primary ▁goal ". ▁But er in ▁has ▁written ▁that ▁although ▁he ▁was ▁" ne ver ▁particularly ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁traditional ▁education ▁system ", ▁when ▁subjects ▁were ▁presented ▁with ▁" ded ic ation ▁and ▁focus ▁on ▁intellectual ▁inqu iry ", ▁he ▁said : ▁ ▁" I ▁noticed ▁my ▁attitude ▁and ▁my ▁results ▁almost ▁immediately ▁and ▁dr ast ically ▁change . ▁Education ▁is ▁ultimately ▁much ▁more ▁than ▁simply ▁memor izing ▁individual ▁facts , ▁or ▁even ▁learning ▁individual ▁concepts . ▁[ What ] ▁matters ▁most : ▁learning ▁how ▁to ▁think , ▁learning ▁how ▁to ▁reason ▁and ▁learning ▁how ▁to ▁learn ." ▁