do your algebra now. >> but he was good at looking out for his little girl who even as a toddler had her eyes on bigger things. >> producer stephen peterman. >> they were doing a video thing of him at the farm, and miley was out there and she was 2 1/2, maybe, and they were at a barn on the property. and miley was standing up on some landing, and billy said, be careful, honey. and she put her hands on her hips and she said i'm not afraid of anything. and that's 2 1/2. >> fearless and bold, two traits that continue to define her as she grew up, went to school, and became a cheerleader. >> she went to a private evangelical school, a christian school for a year. >> rolling stone editor josh eells had rare access to miley. >> she would ask to leave after a year. she has a couple different versions of why so i'm not sure which one is the one. one class, she told the class