[concerned about politics]

Their idea of "competence" is political correctness.

That's exactly right. Most homeschoolers teach the opposite. That's why they homeschool, to keep their kids safe from it.
The NEA hates it. It ruins their social experiment. If homeschoolers do better, they look like the failures they are.

"Legal in all 50 states since the 1980s, homeschooling has often been criticized as a paranoid practice of right-wing religious fanatics that stunts children's emotional growth."

[EdReform]

"The NEA hates it."

What does the NEA and the CTA say about home schooling? See:

Reply # 37 in the thread Home-Schooling Under Siege

Reply # 63 in the thread TIME Cover Story: Home Sweet School

Let's Help Nail the Teachers Unions -- It is National FReep Time (replies 14, 18 and 23)

[mvpel]

"Legal in all 50 states since the 1980s, homeschooling has often been criticized as a paranoid practice of right-wing religious fanatics that stunts children's emotional growth."

This criticism always pisses me off or cracks me up, depending on my mood. As if living out "Lord of the Flies" day in and day out while the teachers and lunch monitors look the other way doesn't stunt a child's emotional growth. Can you tell I'm still bitter about my elementary school experiences?