[JenB]

All that being said, I have almost nothing bad to say about homeschooling, either. Most parents wouldn’t do as bad a job of it as they or other people would fear. Sure, there are bad homeschoolers, but there are bad teachers in private and public schools.

Wow, talk about damning with faint praise... sheesh.

Any parent who is literate, actually cares, and wants to invest the time and money, can do at least as good a job as the average government school education. Period. I've known "dumb" parents educate intelligent kids. I've known average parents of genius children homeschool successfully.

Most parents will do a great job, and of course "what other people would fear" is completel irrelevant. No one but the parents have any right to judge their fitness to homeschool.

[beezdotcom]

Wow, talk about damning with faint praise... sheesh.

Sorry. I could offer much more praise, but constantly having my intelligence, motivations and Christian faith questioned takes away a bit of enthusiasm.

Any parent who is literate, actually cares, and wants to invest the time and money, can do at least as good a job as the average government school education.

I agree. That's why we wouldn't even be in a government school unless I was convinced it was providing something well above the norm - which in our case, it is. And which, according to some on this thread, is still no excuse.

No one but the parents have any right to judge their fitness to homeschool.

I completely agree - and I would extend that to say that no one but the parents has any right to judge their fitness to evaluate their educational options, be they homeschooling, private school or public school.