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I was originally VERY against home schooling.
Now, I know a fair amount of home school kids. My 3 little cousins are doing fine with it -- one of them moved into a private small-classroom middle school recently.
Every home school kid I've met actually excels. My 14-yr-old cousing won a music competition based on her original composition (the other competitors played traditional classical music). I went to law school with a kid who'd been home-schooled, and neither he nor his brother (who graduated MIT) seemed any worse off for it.
For me, I would doubt my ability to teach a kid past a certain point. If they were doing the kind of math I was in high school (up to calculus), I would certainly feel unequipped to instruct them without a LOT of brushing up. At some age, I'd want them to get more competent instruction.
As for social education, your kids can get that in the neighborhood and at church or other functions. So long as they get some social exposure, they'll be fine.
[ 08-23-2004, 12:44 PM: Message edited by: Timber Loftis ]
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