Why has he never gone to ‘school? Do you think he should? He has never been at school

Auggie has been home-schooled because of his facial deformity. The deformity has made it necessary for him to go through countless surgerie, which in turn, did not allow for a public education.

Next week I start fifth grade. Since I've never been to a real school before, I am pretty much totally and completely petrified. People think I haven't gone to school because of the way I look, but it's not that. It's because of all the surgeries I've had. Twenty-seven since I was born.