Would you care to elaborate a little on that statement? Saying every aviation school in the country is a waste of time for every single person pursuing an aviation career is painting with a pretty broad brush is it not?

Just because you went one way doesn't mean that it is the right way or the only way (And yes, that goes for people on the other side of the fence also). And even if in your opinion it is better to do it your way then there is no need to make such a broad, uninformative statement without going in to a little more detail.