We took our son out of public school and began homeschooling when, during the parent-teacher conference at the beginning of the year (6 weeks into the term), I asked the teacher when we could expect that basic number facts such as addition and subtraction would be taught. Her response (direct quote), "If that is a concern to you, I suggest you and your son work on that stuff at home."
We had him out of there by the following week and never looked back.
Right Field— TOO FUNNY (in a sad way, but I was laughing out loud). I have a great quote from a homeschooler, that I may have heard here on FR: “if there is anything you absolutely want your children to know, teach it to them at home.” I totally agree with the quote, but I didn’t think math facts would have to be one of those things!