What Does It Mean to Go to School in a Gangster Movie?

Christopher Serrone as young Henry Hill in Goodfellas, from Warner Bros. – Credit: C/O

Going to school is a thing Henry Hill refuses to do early in Goodfellas, but does in a different way later in the movie.

Hint: In mob talk, “going to school” doesn’t mean leaving a life of crime behind to get your bachelor’s degree and become some kind of regular schnook.

Not usually, anyway.