User blog comment:Mr. Ob(li)vious/Was Jaune homeschooled or something?/@comment-10390252-20130830154248/@comment-9090085-20130905100527

Speaking as a homeschooler who later took secondary education, I think the mention of a transcript corroborates the theory; while I'm sure there's variation, in order to have the grades you completed acknowledged by the world at large, you have to send your assignments to a school system - basically, you send your exams from home. It was the grading from those that determined where I "fit" in the classes at secondary school.

In addition, to "finalize" your education, you have to get a Graduation Equivalency Diploma, or GED. In my case, it means "this person has effectively graduated High School, and is ready for work"; in Jaune's case, the transcript probably means "Jaune Arc has the equivalent of an education at Signal(or similar), and is ready for final training as a hunter". I imagine even someone entirely homeschooled needs to go through a formal test regardless.

In case you're wondering, my younger siblings were homeschooled largely to reduce costs (there are 4 of them), but the eldest child (me) was homeschooled because I was physically incapable of working in a classroom environment(My hearing is so sensitive I can hear every conversation in the room - which naturally meant I could understand none of them - and needed to leave the room and cover my ears to stay sane) I'm OK now, but that took years to get over.

I also know for a fact I have developed differently from schooled kids: I have a lot of trouble having conversations with people, especially strangers; Being in a large family means no-one doted on us, and generalized discipline was necessary - we were rewarded for good behavior and penalized for bad behavior; Never having to dress up for anything, I have no fashion sense.

None of that necessarily correlates with Jaune's upbringing but that's the thing - when you're homeschooled, almost all of your development comes from your parents and siblings. My siblings almost all have similar interests, so we rarely had problems with people borrowing our stuff(we also rarely broke other peoples stuff - because we'd be unable play with it too). Jaune appears to be an only child, and that can lead to your parents bundling you in cotton - even when you're learning to fight and kill.

For the record, I am not offended by the idea that Jaune was taught by his mother and/or father for most his life; I honestly think its cool, since homeschoolers are practically unknown in the public yet I've gone to gatherings of dozens of homschooling families.

Sorry about the extra rambly, but I often need to get stuff off my chest.