but being a homeschooler is not about "being a good teacher" in the way of a classroom teacher... it's more about being a parent who knows his child, knows/learns what his child needs, knows/learns/figures out how his child best receives whatever is going to meet that need... and this takes some trial and error; picking and choosing; give and take...
it's not like successful homeschoolers would automatically be successful classroom teachers... and that is not what is needed to homeschool...
I am merely saying that there are cases where parents say they are homeschooling and do not. There are also cases where parents cannot do it. I have come to realize though, that any statement that isn't a 100% endorsement of homeschooling, and that doesn't hold the view that every parent who does it will succeed, is a statement that will not be accepted by homeschooling proponents. There is a word for people who will not accept that their method isn't 100% perfect. It's called fanaticism. Before you say it, I have already stated that not all public schools are perfect. There are many excellent ones, and many that are in vast need of improvement. I do not see how the concept of homeschooling can be assessed more fairly.