Well said - I love when people throw out the old "well I knew these homeschooled kids that were 3 grades behind and couldn't read and couldn't add 2 and 2 and get 4." If these people really cared to learn anything, they would go look at the real statistics for home school success.
No system for education is perfect. There are always people who fail in any system. But, when you look at the success rates as a whole for homeschoolers, it's pretty damn good.
I didn't say ALL homeschooled kids were in trouble, but it is fair for me to relate my experiences.