[TomSmedley]

All in all ... we are not unhappy with the results. It has been work, but it was worth it!

Our two oldest are in college. And we had time to enjoy them while they were growing up.

TIME is the biggest advantage to home schooling. Spares you a lot of those regrets about "where did the time go?"

[The Great Yazoo]

TIME is the biggest advantage to home schooling.

Time and love and effort and togetherness and teamwork overcome a lot of disadvantages. Compared to those attributes, the lack of a state-certified teaching certificate pales.

[jude24]

The biggest advantage to homeschooling is that it is a self-selecting group. It takes a whole lot of work on the parent (usually and particularly the mother), so, for the most part, very dedicated parents who think that this might be the best environment for their child in particular. That's why you can see amazing results. It's all traceable to the fact that you have dedicated parents working to educate children suited to the individual instruction environment.

The moment the pool of homeschoolers ceases to be self-selecting, however - e.g., if there is a financial incentive to homeschool (i.e., vouchers), the admirable job most homeschoolers do now will be diluted by people interested only in the check. Then, homeschoolers will include more parents who aren't as dedicated to their children, and more children for whom homeschooling is not the ideal choice.