The son of our dance teachers was home-schooled
He's 14 and a very polite, reasonably intelligent, socially capable and throughly pleasant young man. He's also the World Under-16 Ballroom Champion two years running. Hence me banging on about extracurricular activities earlier.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 10 Mar 2011, 14:26, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

on about + the boy for
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 10 Mar 2011, 14:28, Reply)

Sorry, I thought you were supposed to be coming with reasons why home schooling would be a good idea?

(Bazongaloid, Thu 10 Mar 2011, 14:29, Reply)

Mock it all you like mate
He's got a career for life in a pasttime he absolutely loves and has even less reson to pretend to pay attention in R.E. and Chemistry than most of us.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 10 Mar 2011, 14:32, Reply)

I really enjoyed Chemistry.
I got a first class degree in it.
(Bazongaloid, Thu 10 Mar 2011, 14:36, Reply)

In which case you can answer me long-pondered question
What do you do for a living? I've always wondered what a chemistry graduate does with their degree, unless they become a chemist. I'm actually not mocking you, a first-class degree is a hell of an achievement and you should be rightly proud.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 10 Mar 2011, 14:39, Reply)

When you say "a chemist"
are you doing that really retard thing of confusing a pharmacist (i.e. one who studied pharmacy) with a chemist (i.e. someone who does things involving chemistry)?
(Bazongaloid, Thu 10 Mar 2011, 14:40, Reply)

I know the difference
I was simplifying. I have very little understanding of all things chemistry-related and actually want to know what sort of career options present themselves.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 10 Mar 2011, 14:44, Reply)

Well in general anything which requires a degree and a general demonstration of some intelligence
so being a solicitor, being a banker, any sort of management consultant.

Specifically, you can look at many aspects of chemical engineering, which would lead to lots of opportunities in the oil industry, or any kind of research post like berk or Crowsephine.

Or you could be like me and bum around the world for 18 months, then go back to university to do a masters in Environmental Engineering.
(Bazongaloid, Thu 10 Mar 2011, 14:47, Reply)

Yours is the bestest

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 10 Mar 2011, 14:50, Reply)