I homeschooled in CA. My children began college at average age of 12. What brought tears to my childrens' eyes? Seeing how many of their "older" peers were illiterate, rude, troubled, couldn't and or wouldn't do the work. But these same students knew every single nit of the Democratic/Liberal Agenda.
The problem to me is the curriculum at K-12, as foisted by unions. It makes students "troubled". This then creates more jobs for "grown-ups". More special programs, ad nauseum. Ray Haynes is right.