As I read this two of my three children are sitting in the house doing their schoolwork.
The youngest, a boy-child who was oxygen starved in a very rough birth, was given up on by the specialists in a Maine school. They could not get him to read, write or do any other work, but they did want to drug him. With hard work and LOTS of INDIVIDUAL attention, he has learned to read, write and has developed into a low-end of average student. That is a DAMN sight better than the NEA-trained zombies would have done with him.
Our middle child, the only one of the fairer sex, is a sharp-as-a-tack pupil who requires absolutely NO guidance, and very little assistance. She does her work, her chores, and then goes to her jobs. She is almost 17 years old and is ready to buy her own car and insurance with money earned by her. We are confident that she will do well on the SAT.
Our eldest child is now a young man out on his own. He is a math wiz, who likes to read physics books for fun. He's currently working, supporting himself and trying to figure out what he will go to school for. He is in no hurry, nor should he be. When he goes to school he will be ready, unlike the beer swilling, sorry-assed frat boys and P.C. idiots who populate college campuses today.
My wife, who has done most of the teaching, is a high school graduate. I am a high school dropout with a GED who has had some college since we started the kids in homeschooling. Neither of us has any training in "formal" education, but we have managed to learn as we go. Anyone out there who is thinking about homeschooling should not let these losers discourage you.
In parting I would like to cordially invite the author of this article to gargle the sweat from my nether regions.
"but we have managed to learn as we go"
This is something that is often overlooked. We all get to fill in gaps while we educate our children. It can be quite a lot of fun.
Bless you for what you have accomplished.