Homeschooling VS Public School

I.Social Interaction My opponent states that there are a number of ways in which homeschoolers can break free from their stereotypical isolation through coordinated organized events with other homeschoolers. This is unpractical on several levels. Not only are homeschoolers only interacting socially with other homeschoolers (implying exposure to a much smallerdemographic than that which is common in a public school), but they also only interact during these supervised events. There is no daily conversation and no "high school drama". I cannot and would not claim that all of the social situations or influences present in the public schooling systems are desirable or even positive, but they are ideal for experiential learning and necessary in becoming an integrated functioning member of society. An excellent article about social interaction in school is available at the following link: https://www.homeschool-life.com.... I would like to point out that one of the main contentions within this article is that while students do learn their behaviors from social interaction, they should be isolated to environments where only parentally determined desirable virtues are present. However, we must acknowledge in the interest of progressive education and the right of the individual that it is unhealthy for parents to forcefully impose their beliefs on their children in this exclusive way. This does not allow them to establish an individual identity in their most formative years and can lead to poor life choices once they reach the age of 18 and truly begin to act on their own free will. II.Educator Competence While parents teaching their children may use a curriculum, we still assume that that parent is basically qualified and intelligent. Consider, however, that homeschooling was universally implemented (which would be ideal if it truly was a superior system of education). Fewer than 32% of American adults have a Bachelor"s degree or higher (http://en.wikipedia.org...). I am not pretentious enough to suggest that a high degree is mandatory to prove competence to instruct at a first grade level, but once a child enters high school the level of academia needed to instruct may be far higher than that which is common in the average American parent. III.Personal Experience Personal experience is not indicative of universal success (or success at any level beside your own) and as such can be easily dismissed. Remember, many successful entrepreneurs and scientists did not receive a college degree, but that is not compelling evidence that college is counterproductive to success. IV.Current Statics vs. Universal Applicability While the current statistics presented in contentions 4-6 may be compelling prima facie, they easily lose significant effectiveness when examined a bit more closely. Families which currently implement homeschooling also have some amount of financial security and educational competence. While homeschooling may be semi-advantageous in certain circumstances of privilege, it is irrational to suggest that these statistics would continue if homeschooling became widely accepted as the general form of pre-college education. Many parents may not even be present in a.) Single parent homes or b.) Financially unstable homes in which both parents are working job(s) in the interest of survival. In summary, to present homeschooling as the ideal form of education one most assume many things that do not apply to the common family. While homeschooling may be semi-effective among those students fortunate enough to have stable enough lives to participate, it cannot be asserted that that would be the case among the average student at a public school. (http://www.middleschool.net...)