Time collapsing and learning through family and sports clubs rather than school is what Mick attributes to the skills he has acquired to be successful in life. Mick says that reading writing and maths, particularly at primary school, was very much part of school years well spent. However the later years at secondary he said there was a lot of "fluff". He asks teachers to be relevant to young people's interests and what they actually need in their lives now and as adults.
