UK home-school cases soar-aspergers

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UK home-school cases soar
It's Monday afternoon in Bromley, Kent - it's term time but not for Samuel 10, Joshua, nearly 12, and 5-year-old William. All educated at home by their parents - cooking, blogging and drawing all on their curriculum.

Two years ago, Samuel who has aspergers was taken out of school after he was bullied and began to self harm. His brother was given the option and just a day after Samuel left, decided he'd quit too. William - also on the autistic spectrum - hasn't been enrolled.
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funny how the government responses, especially when aspergers only has been known for 10 yrs. what about all those people like me in there 20s+ who was left behind... ??

I started to homeschool myself a few months ago.

For the longest time, I never thought I could teach myself. But at the beginning of the year, I walked out of a classroom and started doing distance education. I haven't been back.

At any rate, this story doesn't surprise me. People are beginning to realize that public school isn't so hot after all.