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A common misconception about homeschooling families is that we cannot afford to send out children to private schools. It is a totally different mindset — families who choose private education over homeschooling. Most homeschooled families I know can absolutely afford private schools, but choose a different path, in wanting the family to remain intact, to offer our children more academic opportunities than any formal schools provide, and to allow them to grow and learn at their own pace, developing their own skills & abilities.

I have NEVER met any publicly schooled children who play well with my children. There are always fights and arguments that require adult intervention. I only know ONE (out of hundreds) of families who fit the stereotype of “weird”, in terms of socialization. The vast majority of homeschooled children I know (including my own) can easily interact with adults in a comfortable manner, and are interesting to talk with. We also have the luxury of giving our children the TIME and SPACE to actually learn how to learn — and to think — and to create — whether it is in the sciences, or literature, or creative writing.

No matter how expensive or well-funded any private school is, it still involves the herd-mentality, using standards of measuring achievement that don’t adequately evaluate skills sets or capacities for development. The home environment, where lots of friendship and love and support are offered daily, is a terrific place to raise children.

"We also have the luxury of giving our children the TIME and SPACE to actually learn how to learn — and to think — and to create — whether it is in the sciences, or literature, or creative writing."

But you see, that is precisely why home schooling MUST BE DESTROYED. Citizens who can learn, think, and create are DANGEROUS to totalitarians.

A common misconception about homeschooling families is that we cannot afford to send out children to private schools.

Okay, I'll change my comment- I think homeschooling is attractive to people who fit into one of these categories (a) they can't move into a good public school district, for whatever reason, (b) they can't afford a private school, or (c) neither public school or pivate school is attractive to them, for whatever reason. I can understand that, though my family does not fall into any of those categories.

I have NEVER met any publicly schooled children who play well with my children.

That's unfortunate. I've met plenty of publicly schooled kids, including my two cousins, who were prefectly nice.

I disagree. Good private schools do a great job of meeting each individual student's needs. There is also the social aspect- the private school I went to has led to a lot of lifetime connections that have served me well in my professional and social life.