[Sopater]

Such tests cannot, however, reveal whether or not a student understands scientific method, a compulsory subject in public schools but not for home-schoolers.

What do these folks think? That public school kids actually do understand the scientific method better than homeschoolers? I'd like to see one statistic that supports that notion.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I would too. I personally find that most home schoolers have been taught to think and reason to a far greater degree then their public schooled counterparts.