Public Schools vs. Private Schools.

[Perndog]

I for one think public schools are adequate. I went through my 13 years in public school and came out with a pretty fair education for my age. And I did eventually manage to shuck off most of the bullshit they fed me, though it took me until this summer to lose a lot of it, and I'm still working on it.

BUT.

Any parents of reasonable competence (about the 50th percentile in America..everyone else let the kids out of the house so they don't turn out as stupid as you are) should homeschool their children, because that way 1) they can ensure the kids learn the values the parents want, and 2) the kids will generally be better off regarding academics since their curriculum will be specifically tailored. To address the inevitable "homeschooled kids don't learn social skills" argument: if this were to actually catch on--even though it won't--with more and more kids being taken out of public schools, there would be more and more incentive for other social outlets (private sports leagues, music clubs, etc.) to spring up to cater to them.

This won't actually happen, but I don't feel the need to address the rest of the education system if I've already made a decision for my children. The only thing that I honestly think should and could change is that homeschooling parents should get tax breaks if their kids can demonstrate test scores that meet or exceed the public school averages. Only seems fair.