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If parents can afford to send their kids to the school of their choice via vouchers why should homeschooling be permitted?

Homeschooling is not yours, nor anybody's, to permit.

The union's constant drumbeat of the necessity of institutionalized schooling has been by and large successful; most folks simply cannot fathom the concept of education occurring outside such a system. Nonetheless, as it is my decision how my children are clothed, fed, housed, and reared, it is also my decision how they are educated. Statists can kiss my *ss.

I'm sorry, please don't be angry with me. I may have stated myself badly, but I'll try to do better.

In response to your statement: The government seems to feel that, unless inarguably guaranteed by the constitution (and government has great capacity to argue), they have the right to permit, or not permit, anything they want. Thus compulsory attendance laws. I don't say I agree with this, simply that it is so. If the government can offer you the false choice of attending public school or attending approved private school they can say that there is no reason to allow you to homeschool.

Not only can most people not fathom the concept of education happening outside their little boxes; they think its almost criminal to try. They wonder how you can possibly think you can teach your children. You may have a string of degrees, but so what? You don't have a teaching certificate. You can't possibly teach math if you haven't had the appropriate courses in how to teach tolerance and sexual education. I think it is ludicrous, but that is the way many people see it. In most places you have to register with your community as though you were a criminal, and continually prove your good behavior, in order to exercise that decision.

When jr. is old enough I will be homeschooling. I had 11 years of education in, until recently, a "recognized" school district in Texas. That was plenty for me.