[Nifster]

I NEVER said that science could NOT be taught at home. Nor did I refer to FANCY labs. What I do know for a fact is that a well equipped chem lab is NOT something that parents are capable of providing on their own ( some of the chemicals can only be purchased if you are an educational facility or research lab)

I was NEVER suggesting that anyone NOT home school. There are (in spite of the bias in favor of home schooling on this thread) school districts and teachers that do a very good job with the children they educate. Not every school is a cess pool. Not every faculty is full of left wing commies.

If you live in a place where your schools are the dregs I would encourage a private religious school or home schooling. I made that point originally but it was ignored by all who want to lecture me on what they think I don’t know.

Out of curiosity how many of you went to a public school?

[TalonDJ]

What I do know for a fact is that a well equipped chem lab is NOT something that parents are capable of providing on their own ( some of the chemicals can only be purchased if you are an educational facility or research lab)

This is completely false. There is no chemical needed to teach high school laboratory chemistry that cannot be ordered easily. The same goes for every critical piece of laboratory equipment. For a couple hundred bucks you can have everything you need. I know because I used to sell such kits at conventions and I got into engineering college with the results. If that outlay is too much for a family there are homeschool co-ops all over this country where parents get together and the one with the most science background teaches some key subject. They are not hard to locate.