Homeschools are better than public schools

Knowledge: [1] Studies show that children who are being homeschooled do way better at tests than children at public schools. The reason for that is in my opinion because they get way more attention from their teacher and therefor can focus more on their weaker abilities. In public schools they can't do that and the teachers have to lecture the students at an average level which results in that the top and the bottom of the class remain at status quo. Correct me if I'm wrong but no matter what the teacher can't in my opinion both help the bottom of the class and challenge the top of the class. Qualities: [2] Now you might think that the parents aren't suitable for the job as teacher for these homeschooled children but in fact they are. Most of the parents also went to school when they were young and they leaned a lot of the same things so even though the knowledge might be hidden away, the parents aren't as stupid as teenagers make them :). There are of course still difference concerning how intelligent the students are depending on whether the parent(s) has a college degree or higher, but overall the homeschooled children are still more intelligent even though none of the parents have a college degree. Socialization: I realize that the homeschooled children aren't as social as students in public schools but I don't think of it as a problem because students who are being homeschooled have more free time. Their classes are flexible and they can in the theory have class whenever they want, so flexible classes combined with almost no homework give them a lot of spare time where they can interact with other people and make new friends. To give some examples they could for example play football or baseball and if the kid isn't much of a sports type, there are still a world of opportunities and the homeschooled children can also have friends from their childhood which makes the socialization no problem for the homeschooled children in the future. Self-confidence: [3] Another argument to support homeschooling would be that we get a lot of strong and confident people in our society, because sadly enough, peer pressure, competition, boredom, and bullies - are all part of a typical school day at a public school. Studies even show that girls who are being homeschooled have more self-esteem, than girls who attend public schools. The reason is that the homeschooled girls can do whatever they want in school and they can wear whatever they want while nobody bullies them and no one forces them to do something they don"t like. Efficiency: [4] I could go on forever and find more arguments to try to convince you that homeschooling is better than public schools but I"ll end this first round with one last (and in my opinion) solid argument. In an interview, John Taylor Gatto, New York City Teacher of the Year and a 26-year teaching veteran, said that in many classrooms less than one hour out of each school day is spent on "on task" learning. This is why they have so much homework in public schools and that is why much more children should be homeschooled - because the method is more effective. So to sum up I honestly don't see any disadvantages in homeschooling your children but if you do... Bring 'em on! [1] http://www.hslda.org... (figure 1) [2] http://www.hslda.org... (figure 2, 4, 5) [3] http://school.familyeducation.com... (Emotional freedom) [4] http://school.familyeducation.com... (No busywork)