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We had four kids go through the public school, and yes we were conflicted. My lovely wife tutored them all after school, we corrected much of the nonsense and not only monitored it, but countered it; they've turned out just fine.

That being said, with the gains in resources for parents, and the horrendous decline in the public schools, if we were parents of little ones now, we would choose to home school them. It's a no brainer. It's the far better choice for most who want to pass along goodness and truth to their children.

I agree totally. My two children went to public schools and
public college. I made sure I monitored and tutored at home.
Hubby and I made sure they learned about true US history and the Constitution etc. We were lucky to live in a good
solid town with a good solid quasi-conservative school system (a rarity here in the Peoples Republic of Mass.) One of my parenting regrets is not teaching them more history...
They both turned out well and thank G-d majored in actual
fields - both are employed in their fields* (another rarity).

However, if my kids were young today, they would most likely
be home schooled. Some of the things I hear co-workers talk about regarding “public schools these days.....” make my head spin.

*my daughter is a teacher who REFUSES to teach in public schools. She teaches at a wonderful private school. You should hear her rant on public education today!