Nice post.
The best revenge is living well, or in this case, seeing my adult home-educated son living well.
There are dozens of families now homeschooling just because they know him.
Mark my words, in 20 years homeschool graduates will be running this country. I think the “products” will speak for themselves.
Here are a few things that most homeschooled kids I know learn everyday and most public school kids I know never learn (at least in a classroom.)
A love and hunger for learning
A default respect for their elders
A self motivated and strong work ethic (The Reason Mrs. Z is right about homeschooled kids running the country in 20 years.)
A true understanding of the founders, founding, and uniqueness of this country.
An understanding of the interaction and relation of law and morality in a civil society.
Manners sufficient to be in the presence of those more than a generation older without being looked upon as wild animals.
Numerous studies and most everyone you meets anecdotal evidence shows that homeschooled kids far exceed the public schools in academic learning but these things are why the homeschooled generation that is coming up will play such a crucial role in our society.