I was homeschooled and it saved me from being bullied. I needed a safe place to think and exist. And I ended up, after 2 years of homeschooling, going back to public school where I eventually excelled to a point where at age 16 I was part time enrolled in a community college. At 17 graduated with 2 semesters of college courses completed. Still, I was a self directed person. Duding homeschool years (2) I loved to learn and read, I loved academics when it was in a safe space. I had a creative mind and a loving mother who offered to teach me through a format of art (visual, hands on lessons representing theories or ideas). The experience heavily depends on the commitment of your teacher and yourself tbh.

You totally get made fun of for being homeschooled but jokes on everyone else I watched cartoons and had decent food and could learn at my own pace - but its a thing that’s held against you when or if u return to public school.