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Unfortunately you overlook the very purpose of public schools vs. private/home schools.

Public schools do not teach to learn, they do not teach to think. You are a number, a dollar amount and they must cram a certain amount of information into your head by graduation. Some will achieve to the low standards of public schools, others will blossom in college, most will become average citizens who don't vote and never realize the potential inside. The breakdown of our society shows this clearly.

You can spray whatever perfume you want on public ed. as it is today, it still stinks.

Our schools have been scientifically designed to prevent over-education from happening...The average American [should be] content with their humble role in life, because they're not tempted to think about any other role."
- William Harris, U.S. Commissioner of Education, 1889

That is it right there. They not only do not teach students to learn or think, they prohibit it. And there is always the argument about socialization. The only socialization I see in public schools is the need for everyone to be the same and not "rock the boat." God forbid if you should.

I am so proud of my homeschooled children's ability to want to learn, seek out learning, and knowing how to use resources available to them.

Public schools do not teach to learn, they do not teach to think.

One must be careful not to overgeneralize, don't you think?