Not sure what you are saying. I am not an expert, but I suspect others can correct me if my assumption that most home schoolers are taught by their parents is not accurate.
Who are “ordinary people?” Who else besides parents are working with homes choolers?
As the articles I provided show, the statistics indicate that Home Schooled kids are ahead of their public school peers.
Having worked closely with home schooled kids, I know what you cite is probably correct.
That said, the mass of kids will flounder absent the discipline of ordinary school. That’s the reason there are schools