Interesting article at Alternet about homeschooling.

[woodsprite]

1. I know there are plenty of people who are capable of homeschooling their kids

to a level of getting them into a public high school for college prep or even to the college application stage.

BUT,

When this rage started, my gut feeling was "how do these people expect to teach their kids to be smarter than they are". I want my kids to be smarter than my husband and I. We want to move our country forward. I have a college education, but I know that I couldn't possibly teach my kid stuff that he is currently getting in high school math and science. All I keep thinking is they're voluntarily blazing the slow road for the repubs in dumbing down the nation. The same way the my friend, who has a college education himself, but has 11 kids and is not encouraging them in doing anything beyond high school except to join the military because he can't afford college for all. Plus, doncha know "A college education is irrelevant and elitist."