I am not sure what a list of famous people who have succeeded despite being disadvantaged adds to the debate.

It certainly does not add anything to the debate about home schooling.

Lizzie, just to make it clear - I have taught in schools - but the vast bulk of my teaching was with mature students whose learning for all sorts of reasons was curtailed when younger. This included those with specific learning difficulties (which covers dyslexia) but there were other reasons why they didn't succeed in school including for example spending a long time in prison.

The student I am most proud of was and still is quadriplegic, and couldn't talk or feed himself and needed 24-hour per day care.

He is doing an M.A at Leeds University having got a 2:1 degree in social policy.

As a matter of interest do you think you could have made a better job of teaching him than the professionals?