sure you are aware, quality of education in no small way depends on the quality of the educator (as one of many factors). garbage in, garbage out. The problem with homeschooling is that many parents that choose to homeschool are either ignorant, religious fanatics or both. I am glad that your experience is positive and you are proud for having a free thinking, well read and curious child, but be aware that for man homeschooling parents, the desired result is the opposite. As I said earlier, homeschooling isn't the problem, religious brainwashing is the problem. This brainwashing goes on whether a child is homeschooled or not. Especially in the US from what I am reading about the upcoming presidential election. Homeschool parents. That's the type of parents that would let her send this. Coming from a homeschooling background (A fact I try to keep secret from my ultra-hip public educations system friends) I can actually say this doesn't surprise me. This blind allegiance to the "traditional" family stems from the strong family ties and "family values" that arise from being schooled at home. I don't have trouble picturing 14-year-old me writing a letter similar to this one. (Of course, I probably wouldn't have been as clever as her. Mine would probably read: "Everyone who doesn't agree with me is a dumb poopy-head!" or something just as "enlightened.") But I got out and survived and went to a great university and got a great degree and came out and I am