This thought provoking article comes from a different perspective. I found it at this Canadian homeschooling site. Knowing the other side of an issue can give you insights on your own beliefs, and can strengthen them as well as change them. Here is a vitriolic rant against homeschooling by someone who was homeschooled in the 60's. This is not true.
Learners make learning.
To confuse compulsory schooling with equal educational opportunity is like confusing organized religion with spirituality. One does not necessarily lead to the other. Schooling confuses teaching with learning, grade advancement with education, a diploma with competence, and fluency with the ability to say something new.