Why do people homeschool

I was homeschooled for my GCSEs because we had just moved back from abroad and there were no places at any of the decent schools (we would've applied earlier but moving back was quite a sudden decision). My mum didn't want me to go to a rough school, and private school was out of the question so it was really my only option.

I'm actually very happy I did it. I taught myself some of the subjects completely alone, and the others I just had one lesson a week, so it really made me self-disciplined and I'm proud of the grades I achieved. At school I probably would've been bullied (I was very shy at that age). Starting college was difficult because I was suddenly surrounded by thousands of people but I made an effort to make friends and it was fine.

I think homeschooling is a great option for kids to have, as long as their parents keep an eye on what they're doing. It still seems to be a taboo subject, and I was actually teased about it by a few people in college, they said I must be a social retard to have been homeschooled etc. But I got better grades than them so like...

No, you're saying state school is for you, but given the option you'd pick public or homeschool, right?

disagree but I don't think an educated person is going to learn them at a ****ty state school.

I think it robs a child of essential life skills tbh.

and when they go Uni it all comes back like a bitch

Nah mate, I learnt so many essential skills by going to a **** state school.

Where else are you going to learn how to roll a perfect joint and conceal a knife?

Nah mate, I learnt so many essential skills by going to a **** state school.

Where else are you going to learn how to

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Nah mate, I learnt so many essential skills by going to a **** state school.

Where else are you going to learn how to roll a perfect joint and conceal a knife?

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anything*

I can't even roll a cig never mind a joint, clearly my state school was rather good

Saying that it was actually good, it got like the best 6th form grades in Yorkshire and Humber

What?

Are you high bro?

no, merely expressing the first association that came to mind when I read your post. That is, the main lessons of any mainstream school (rather than the naughty ones at your "****" state school) : this is your place in a hierarchy and you must fear and compete with your peers to maintain said place, directing your mental energies away from questions like "what it is for?", "how does it work?", "should I always do exactly what I am told?", such that the only thoughts left are any combination of climbing the hierarchy, co-opting it, or escape.

like, as you say, prison

also, I don't think I got the quotes to work...

You should be a politician, with all the bull**** you're spouting.

Why are you acting so superior? Trying to compensate for feeling inadequate? $\leftarrow$ They teach us big words at state school too!

but can you use them?

I can be very verbose when I want to be. Although it's pointless most of the time.

And I'm not stupid, I did get A*A*A*A for my A Levels, I just happened to go to a crap high school.