If this argument had any real meaning, the public school system in america (particularly in urban areas) would have been radically changed by now. The public schools consistently fail, consistently turn out "graduates" who can barely read and write, and yet nothing is done about the horrible public school system. So why should it matter whether these particular two children are educated any better than the millions in LA, NYC, Miami, Boston, etc.? I am willing to be that the odds are in favor of these two children receiving a better education by their parents then at public school (based on evidence of home-school results v. public education results on such tests). Therefore, society should embrace home-schooling, not be afraid of it.
Moreover, I don't understand why people believe that EVERYONE needs to be well educated / intelligent in America. Society needs ditch diggers as much or more then engineers. Even if every person in America was educated to a decent college level - there would not be enough high paying jobs to satisfy everyone and someone would still have to dig a ditch. Only now, b/c they have been over educated, they would be much more unhappy digging the ditch then if we simply let the "market" of labor sort itself out by people and families individually deciding on whether or not to pursue education.
In these days of not so hidden diversity quotas and reverse discrimination, what difference does it really make if you have high/low test scores?
That's not quite true. The more public schools fail the more money is shoveled at them.
"Let no child be left behind!"
Given the direction the gooberment is taking kids...I'm begging on my knees...
"Please, leave my kid behind!!!"