The leftist intimidation game has been if full force for fifty years, particularly in education.
I am actually an optimist on this, because I think we will develop the tools for home schooling to become practical for all smart kids.
The dumb ones will have to have baby-sitters at the leftist indoctrination centers. :-(
Not true. Often the kids who don't fit the standard public school model and who would be seen as "dumb" there do very well with a different method of education. That's one of the great advantages of home schooling.
There are plentiful resources, and as a parent you can find what works for your kid. You don't need some standardized method you can apply to a thousand kids, just whatever works for your kids.
One of the keys to education is finding the right moment for a student to learn a concept. As a parent you have the ability to teach your home schooled students when they are in the right state of mind to learn. Sometimes that is at a desk, sometimes it is in Home Depot, or maybe outside as the moon rises.
Home schooling can work very well for students with all levels of ability.