Homeschooling is better than Public School

Alright, first off I have three thing to say to my opponent:1. You agreed not to use Wikipedia as a source.2. You used Wikipedia as a source.3. Please don't use Wikipedia again.Now that we have that cleared up, on to my rebuttals:1. "Suited to some children not all therefore is wrong to say all it is better in every way than public school again supported by international examples." I could not decipher exactly what my opponent was trying to convey in this sentence due to his lack of basic punctuation. So, based on his argument, I think he may have combined two of his contentions into one when he was writing his summary. I will spilt them into part "A" and "B" for clarification.1A. Since homeschooling would not work for some students, it is wrong to say that it is better.Just because something doesn't work in some select situations doesn't mean that it isn't better. Generally speaking, antibiotics are better for curing a man with an infection than simple rest would be, but sometimes, such in cases of allergies, doctors don't prescribe antibiotics. Just because something doesn't always work doesn't mean it isn't the best solution. Antibiotics work more often than not, so they are the best choice. Homeschooling works more often than not, so it is the best choice.1B. "Furthermore you do not state in the argument that ""Homeschooling IN THE USA is better than Public School"""(sic) Homeschooling is more popular and better documented in the US, so most studies on it would be from the US. However, I do recall talking about Canadian homeschoolers in the previous round, so I am not sure why my opponent has said that I have not used examples from other countries. I have. 2. "Flawed figures in Pro argument distort the facts."(sic) This statement is based off the fact that in the fact that in a 2003 survey, 58% of homeschoolers refused to take government standardized testing. In North Carolina, where I live, you are asked to take a government standardized test. I have taken the PSAT, PLAN, and EXPLORER tests. Those are government tests. However, there are private standardized tests that can be preformed that some private school use. This refusal rate is based off the government testing refusal rate, not the privatized ones, which are just as valid. I never took a government test until 9th grade, I aced it by the way, making my refusal rate over 82%. You cannot get into colleges without taking government tests in high school, but you don't have to in elementary or middle school, which is where I bet a lot of that refusal rate comes from. The 42% that did take those tests were probably high schoolers.3. "Rounded education is not guaranteed giving the child an obscure view of the world." (Sic)Exact quote from previous round: " learning how to work as part of a team to achieve their full academic potential, this includes working with each other in a learning/working a valuable skill when attending university or work you need to these skills at their disposal" This seems to go back to the "socialization" problem. In my personal life, here are some teamwork building activities I or a homeschooled friend has been involved in: Mock trial competitions, debate meetings, baseball league, basketball league, drama and acting, and marine biology. We get the same opportunities you do, we just have to work for the equality to be able to do them.Also, you seem to add in that "Parents are not up to date with modern teaching techniques or theory"s for example modern day sciences have refuted the idea of creationism and other teachings of the bible and yet they are being taught to some ""homeschoolers"" like they are fact." (sic) Although I am a Creationist and a Christian, all homeschoolers are not religious. Furthermore, all of the homeschoolers that I know learn about evolution and creation. That gives them a more rounded view of the world. They get to see both sides of the issue.Notes on South Korea:I though I should take a minute to talk about homeschooling in South Korea. The link that my opponent used* was for a homeschooling rights website. Exact quote from website: "The law is vague and the business community is supporting homeschooling, so homeschoolers are largely left alone." The law is vague, which might be a barrier to homeschoolers. Also, just because something isn't popular (i.e. only among 600 to 1,000 families), doesn't mean it isn't correct or that it does not work.Summary:1. If something doesn't work 10% of the time, but works 90% of the time, it is still better than something that works 50% of the time. Such as in homeschooling and public school2. The USA tracks homeschooling statistics much more closely than any other country, so most statistics would be from the USA.3. Just because 58% of homeschoolers opted out of government testing doesn't mean 58% opted out of private standardized testing4. There are secular homeschoolers as well as religious homeschoolers. Also, most Creationist homeschoolers also learn evolution. So a "Well Rounded" view of the world, according to me opponent, is still taught.5. Just because something isn't popular, doesn't mean it isn't the best.Sources:http://www.indiana.edu...http://www.hslda.org...http://www.usnews.com...http://www.secularhomeschool.com...