[netmilsmom]

>>Home schooling is an extension of the misguided notion that "anyone can teach." That notion is simply wrong. Recently, some of our best and brightest college graduates, responding to the altruistic call to "Teach for America," failed as teachers because they lacked training. Good teaching is a complex act that involves more than simply loving children<<

This is absolutely correct. Homeschooling is more than loving children. It is loving your OWN children. Loving them so much that one is willing to do anything for their best interest.
Who taught my daughter to tie her shoes or her ABC's? I did! With the proper information, I can teach her better than anyone. Especially a poor teacher who is just trying to maintain control in her classroom when all effective methods of discipline have been taken away.

[JonathansMommie]

I For one am all for HomeSchooling. My son is almost 2 years old and he can count to ten with me and say some of his ABC's.

[auboy]

Who taught my daughter to tie her shoes or her ABC's? I did! With the proper information, I can teach her better than anyone. Especially a poor teacher who is just trying to maintain control in her classroom when all effective methods of discipline have been taken away.

Kudos to you… yes, you are teaching your daughter better than anyone! I have several friends and family who have home-schooled their kids. Their sacrifices have been rewarded… these kids (some are grown by now) are the smartest and most polite young people I know.

My wife taught for 15 years. She left teaching 20 years ago. Discipline in the classroom was on the decline, even then. Her class size was much larger than today's (35 to 37 students was the norm). Most of her 5th graders were there to learn, but her principal would not back her up when she tried to discipline the few troublemakers.

I believe discipline in today's public schools is near non-existent.