We Quit Traditional School And This Is What Happened

have nothing against schools but my son has not been attending a traditional school for the last 2 years. He has been doing pretty well in online school and with my help whenever he needs it. Whereas learning is concerned he is doing great and we are very happy with his progress.

I think a traditional school creates a lot of pressure for parents and students alike. There are so many things that we feel like we have to do after we leave the traditional school system. I thought of these things that generally you need to do as part of your school days but my son and I don't have to do anymore.

1. We didn't have to wake up without a meaning in the morning.
2. We didn't have to attend classes every day without purpose.
3. We didn't have to do homework every night.
4. We didn't have to wear a uniform to school.
5. We didn't have to raise our hands to ask questions in class.
6. We didn't have to take tests and exams.
7. We didn't have to worry about getting good grades.
8. We didn't have to participate in extracurricular activities.
9. We didn't have to be a part of any club or team.
10. We didn't have to socialize with our classmates.
11. We didn't have to go to school dances or prom.
12. We didn't have to worry about fitting in or being popular.
13. We didn't have to care about what other people thought of us.
14. We didn't have to compare ourselves to others.
15. We didn't have to feel like we were not good enough.
16. We didn't have to struggle to understand the material.
17. We didn't have to waste time on things we don't care about.
18. We didn't have to force ourselves to study for hours.
19. We didn't have to sacrifice our sleep or free time.
20. We didn't have to miss out on important things in our lives.
21. We didn't have to choose between our education and our happiness.
22. We didn't have to put up with boring classes.
23. We didn't have to listen to lectures we don't care about.
24. We didn't have to suffer through long hours of homework.
25. We didn't have to carry heavy textbooks around with us.
26. We didn't have to waste our time and energy on things we don't want to do.
27. We didn't have to feel like we were not good enough.
28. We didn't have to try to be someone we were not.
29. We didn't have to give up our hobbies and interests.
30. We didn't have to miss out on important things in our lives.
31. We didn't have to buy school uniforms
32. We didn't have to bring our lunch to school
33. We didn't have to eat in the cafeteria
34. We didn't have to go on field trips
35. We didn't have to ride the bus
36. We didn't have to take gym class
37. We didn't have to do boring projects for the sake of doing
38. We didn't have to wear school shoes and socks
39. We didn't have to cut hair so short
40. We didn't have to eat bad canteen food
41. We didn't have to tolerate bullies
42. We didn't have to hear to screaming and shouting of teachers
43. We didn't have to wait forever for the school to get over
44. We didn't have to wait for the weekend to watch a movie
45. We didn't have to pay the last pennies as school fees
46. We didn't have to participate in sports activities when we are not interested
47. We didn't have to participate in the group activities
48. We didn't have to do a presentation in front of everyone
49. We didn't have to take care of our class and school property
50. We didn't have to memorize the multiplication table
51. We didn't have to recite the poems which we did not interest
52. We didn't have to copy from the blackboard
53. We didn't have to listen to the same stories again and again
54. We didn't have to get scolded by our parents for low grades
55. We didn't have to draw things in the activity book which we didn't like
56. We didn't have to complete the holiday homework
57. We didn't have to write an essay on what we did during the holidays
58. We didn't have to cheat in the exams
59. We didn't have to go for tuition after school hours
60. We didn't have to act on teachers' day or annual day
61. We didn't have to share our tiffin when we brought our favorite food
62. We didn't have to tolerate stinking bathrooms in the school
63. We didn't have to sing school songs
64. We didn't have to play in the sun during playtime
65. We didn't have to stand in a line for everything
66. We didn't have to use dusty and old books in the school library
67. We didn't have to meet substitution teachers
68. We didn't have to wear a school ID card
69. We didn't have to sit in the old rusty school buses
70. We didn't have to feel like we were not good enough
71. We didn't have to make friends with only those who are like us
72. We didn't have to act cool or tough to impress others
73. We didn't have to judge people on their looks or clothes
74. we didn't have to be shy in front of our classmates
75. we didn't have to be afraid of asking questions in class
76. we didn't have to suffer from peer pressure
77. we didn't have to feel left out when we were not able to do something
78. we didn't have to feel like an outsider in our own classroom
79. We didn't have to share our table with students who hated us
80. we didn't have to be afraid of making mistakes we have more control over our learning process
81. We didn't have to tolerate teachers who were unfair to us
82. We didn't have to miss out on important things in our lives just because of school
83. We didn't have to wait for a computer class to search for something we really wanted to
84. We didn't have to go to the principal's office for getting scolded
85. We didn't have to clean the school blackboard
86. We didn't have to give up on our dreams just because someone said we were not good enough
87. We didn't have to read bad words scribbled in bathrooms and school benches
88. We didn't have to bear someone's hair oil in closed classrooms
89. we don't have to choose between being popular and being ourselves
90. We didn't have to iron clothes every evening for school
91. We didn't have to be scared of periods and period-shaming
92. We didn't have to sing choir songs in the morning
93. We didn't have to do detention for talking in class
94. We didn't have to plat our hair in a certain way to look presentable
95. We didn't have to worry about our clothes getting dirty while playing
96. We didn't have to stay back in school for extra classes
97. We didn't have to attend PTM's and meetings called by the school
98. We didn't have to get embarrassed when someone found our diaries
99. We didn't have to tolerate any kind of discrimination in school We didn't have to
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