We have homeschooled our kids for eleven years, but they do take the same standardized tests that many public and private school students do - ITBS, PSAT, SAT... They tell me that they get very frustrated with the politically correct agenda of many of the reading selections and questions. My daughter finally realized that she had to get into that mindset if she was going to get the score on the SAT that she needed (1450). When she did, she increased her verbal score by 110 points.
sad....