Halltribe

if you want the stuff thats at the end of each persons message you just go into user profile and thengo into edit signature ( ithink thats what it says) and you can create your own signature ie: DD -13 and so on if you want a ticker just goole tickers and find ones that you like and tehn copy the bbtag and if you want the pretty avatars they ahve at the top of the page then i have no idea i want one of them but havent figured that part out yet!!
As for home schooling i don't do it but i do know some who do and reckon its heaps better but i think once they get to high school they need that extra help ( at least my eldest does he has a bit of trouble with understanding it all)