[L.N. Smithee]

Having worked with and had roommates with home schoolers, I would never home school my son. They are social misfits.

What does that mean, exactly? That they don't hold their tongue when situations call for political correctness? That they don't hang out and drink after work the way other kids their age did after school? That they have trouble putting on a condom because of their lack of cucumber experience?

I don't like our public school system(especially in UT where we rank last or next to last in the nation on public spending) but to shelter you (sic) child from a social experience is just abuse

Here's a news flash: spending more on schools won't necessarily improve results. I notice that you didn't say anything about Utah's test scores or graduation rates, you just referred to state money sunk into the system.

[Paleo Conservative]

Here's a news flash: spending more on schools won't necessarily improve results. I notice that you didn't say anything about Utah's test scores or graduation rates, you just referred to state money sunk into the system.

Washington DC spends over $10,000 per child per year, but they rank pretty close to the bottom in acheivement. For that kind of money, you could rent a pretty good room and hire a teacher for $100,000 per year and have a 1:15 student:teacher ratio. I wonder where the money goes.

[MikeyA5150]

Wow somebody has misjudged me!!! By not fitting in, I mean they don't socialize well. Have a hard time with the opposite sex, different cultures or religions. About the spending more on schools Comment. As I stated I don't like public schools I am in favor or vouchers. I simply believe that we need to interact with others of different from ourselves. Not the Tali ban way of but The American way differences are good learning tools.

[commonasdirt]

"I don't like our public school system(especially in UT where we rank last or next to last in the nation on public spending) but to shelter you (sic) child from a social experience is just abuse"

Like you, L.N. Smithhee, I too would be curious about UT test scores. The writer must be one of the"throw money at a problem till it is solved" crowd. If a home schooled kid has outside contact with other kids then I do not see where they are missing any Social experiance. The use of the term "abuse" is likely no accident. There are alot of people who dislike the thought of home schooling so much that they would love to force them back into public schools in any way they can. And if that means getting people to believe it is "abuse" they will use it.