When Shanna got her Tsongas scholarship, we were at the Mass. Statehouse, where the brain trust of Massachusetts' state schools--and the requisite state pols-- had gathered to present the awards.
I naturally took advantage of the situation to point out to every congressman/gal and college executive I spoke with that a homeschooler was among that year's crop of the state's best and brightest....always trying to plug away and soften attitudes.
I was shocked, SHOCKED!, by the sincere positive reaction among the folks I thought would have been most off-put by the circumstance! It seems that there is only a small vocal minority (actual commies) in the state that attacks homeschooling.
Homeschooling is, aside from a couple nitwit districts, easy and accepted; very much legal, and supported by a lot of pols and college administrators. There is a strong recruitment among private and public schools. Their problem is finding the kids and getting them to apply.
Let's not condemn all liberal educators and pols with a broad brush: they're keeping the whackos at-bay....quietly.
Happy thought to share with you, friends. Even Tom Finneran thinks homeschooling is boffo.
You wouldn't believe one of the homeschool boards I visit and contribute to. It's about 50/50 Christian Conservative/Flaming Liberal.
We have a ladies'/gentlemen's agreement to avoid political discussions (although gentle teasing is permissable), but the point is that homeschooling is no longer a Conservative-only movement. That's a good thing IMO.