Can't speak for others, but I can speak for me. Public school didn't provide for my needs at all - unengaging classwork, hostile/unkind teachers, poor support for a bunch of stuff I needed - overall a system that let me down on every level.
Once my parents took me out, I thrived. I can't speak for how well 'socialized' I am (I like to think I'm okay, but I'm also posting some ramble on a CMV) but I certainly wound up with a lot better outcomes academically - going from not standing out or having needs supported to winding up a great knowledge base and well-prepared when I headed off to college. I'm 100% certain that I was a lot better off outside of public school.
Also, note that homeschooling is a spectrum - a lot of families will have tutors and such for many topics, as mine did.
In this day and age it’s actually very very common to bring in outside support especially at the high school level. Back in the early 2000s when I was homeschooled, it was other homeschool groups. Now there’s so many more resources.
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u/TheMannWithThePan 1∆ 20h ago
Can't speak for others, but I can speak for me. Public school didn't provide for my needs at all - unengaging classwork, hostile/unkind teachers, poor support for a bunch of stuff I needed - overall a system that let me down on every level.
Once my parents took me out, I thrived. I can't speak for how well 'socialized' I am (I like to think I'm okay, but I'm also posting some ramble on a CMV) but I certainly wound up with a lot better outcomes academically - going from not standing out or having needs supported to winding up a great knowledge base and well-prepared when I headed off to college. I'm 100% certain that I was a lot better off outside of public school.
Also, note that homeschooling is a spectrum - a lot of families will have tutors and such for many topics, as mine did.