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[Moontanman]

Hmmm, both my sons went to public school, by trying hard and with a little native intelligence and support from me they did quite well. The oldest is now studying to teach government on the college level and the youngest is a JR at Carolina and on the Deans list. It would have been easy to simply not try and blame the schools but they didn't and neither did I. I went to PTA meetings participated in the system to make sure reality was taught in our schools and it worked quite well. My youngest is an exchange student in Tuebingen Germany this spring and summer. He has told me that home schooled students are a joke. Most of the time they can't find their ass in the dark with a flash light, they seldom are prepared for College and have to get considerable remedial tutoring. Most of them seem to think that proselytizing is more important than learning. I think you take away from public schools what you want, if you want to do nothing but party and slide by you can. But if you are serious and the classes are available because the parents insist on real knowledge being taught the kids can come away with a great education. You get out of it what you put in.