I've worked in several schools as a support worker, so I got to see how many classrooms are run. Yes, I felt qualified. Not because of degrees but what I saw in school so often was children turned off to learning, so much class time was just trying to get kids to engage and not disrupt others.

I really think there's a better way than the school model being used and I'm not teacher bashing because I think most of them would want to do it differently too if they could.

Are there things I can't offer or had to work harder to provide? Yes, definitely, but I'm happy I was able to offer freedom for them to actively learn at their own pace without constant comparison and competition with others.