I am very interested in home schooling too. Being a product of public school in foreign country, public schools, and also private schools in U.S., I must say if I had a choice, I would either place my child in a reputable private school or home school myself. Point 1.Although there are some good public schools, they are way too few.
Most public schools seem to cater to the lower common denominator.
In the foreign public school, I had Algebra in second grade. The competitiveness to excel was very high. In U.S. private school, I had some of the best teachers, who really knew and taught their subjects to the minutest detail. I know lately public schools have come under a lot of criticism. But the truth is the truth, public schools in other countries have very little financial support.