[kjam22]

And there are many success stories just like yours. I just think it is unfair... and more than that... inaccurate to lump all homeschoolers into your category. And at the same time lump all school teachers and districts into the worst category. There are good competent people on both sides of the issue.... and there are losers on both sides.

[demnomo]

It's like I posted: Homeschooling is not for every family.

However, I agree with many of the posters here who have legitimate gripes about government-controlled/regulated schools and the leftist unions. (I also feel sorry for the poor teachers who have to kow-tow to such tripe when all they really want to do is help children learn the basic skills to survive in the modern world.)

Public schools are not the same as when I attended them thirty years ago. Today, there is way too much emphasis on self-esteem programs, (which most students view as hypocritical and silly) political correctness, studying for tests, hours of homework to make up for what didn't get covered in a 35-40 minute class and redirecting of precious educational funding towards over-paid, power-hungry administrators (not teacher salaries or materials) along with the latest learning fad.