i was good at those types of things with my kids. i wasn't good as sitting them down and saying, let's do your algebra now. >> but he was good at watching out for his little girl. who even as a toddler had her eyes on bigger things. producer steve peterman. >> they were doing a video thing of him down 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 defite 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 ells had rare access to miley. >> she was asked to leave after a year. he has a couple of different