Why do parents opt for Homeschooling?

I’m hoping to homeschool my baby all the way through. I want to spend as much time as possible with her although I will enrich her with other activities to encourage her socialising with kids her age. I will also encourage her to go to college or university if she wishes when she has formed her own identity.

I loved primary school and hated secondary school, at SS I got in with the wrong crowd, smoked, drank had sex all way too early and now I’m having therapy to fix the shame I have. I also dressed and acted in certain ways to fit in or to appease others. Prior to this I was a lovely child, I could play multiple instruments and had so many hobbies such as theatre. I was a baby and was subjected and shown so much (starting from year 7.) I hated my mum, hated the teachers, hated myself (self harm etc) A child wouldn’t have changed like that and lost their integrity without the guidance of others. I could’ve got fantastic grades but that would’ve been “uncool” so I didn’t even show to certain exams.

I have a family member who is in secondary now and has had absolutely no support despite being on the spectrum and having a bit of a ride at secondary school. Mum and school are fighting a tug of war constantly and it’s painful to watch and unfair on the child.

I feel bad for teachers but they are often times overworked and in secondary they are literally abused by students and I think it dampens certain teachers souls a little.

Also not secondary but primary. A friend of mine had a 5 year old coming home saying they need an iPhone and a iPad because other classmates had them. Also her attitude massively changed from sweet young girl to attitude problem within a matter of weeks (all learned behaviour unfortunately.)

My DD suddenly developed anxiety around attending school. She was 13yrs old at the time. She got to the stage where she couldn’t even enter the building. For the few months prior to this stage, she was being given work to do in a separate room away from her classmates, but this wasn’t working long term (she wasn’t being given the work!). Ultimately, we knew the best thing for her would be to remove her from school.

It has been a year and a half already, and we are seeing so many positive changes. She will be sitting her exams at different times to her peers, but it is all happening at a pace that suits her. She’ll get there 😊.

Because that’s what parents and/ or children want or is believe is best suited
SEN that are unmet in school
Mental health issues
belief systems incompatible with or not fostered in schools nearby
Not able to get into local schools
Disregard for formal education at all,
or after a certain age.
Gifted kid not sufficiently stimulated or developed at school
bullying
children who are adopted or have been in the care system and who haven’t coped in school

These are reasons I know of among people I’m acquainted with (not a homeschooler, mine attend mainstream state)

it’s not rocket science, easily googleable :/

DD, who is autistic, was quite literally traumatised going though the system. When I eventually took her out it was life changing for her.

Free isn't always good.

Quite decent? Really?

Bullying is rife
Sexual assault is rife
Education is over run with kids who have no basic understanding of the importance of education
Pass rates are ‘good’ at 50%
Teachers have very little power and detention teaches nothing.