Yes, RushIs - we homeschooled our son (29) and I would do it again in a heartbeat, (my) tears and all. I finally figured that the goal was to teach him to think for himself, and that he had 80 years to learn all the facts I neglected to teach him.
We taught ours to read phonetically at an early age.
A kid learns to read early and likes it, they will be able to learn all they need. Ours is like a walking encyclopedia. Even now at 32 she soaks up information in a scary manner. She is considered one of the tops in the state in her profession.
Kids who learn to read phonetically (most schools still do not teach it) will absorb and process knowledge much better than the poor souls who learned by “sight reading”. Which is criminal to teach IMO.