We are constantly hearing that our government education system is failing. If that is the case, then certainly home education looks like a good option. Even if that is not the case, the government school education is not as good as it may appear. An education involves learning how to learn. In most cases, the government school does not provide that.
Most education there involves learning facts.
While there is nothing wrong with learning fact, there needs to be more and the government school system doesn't accomplish that. Sitting in a government school classroom for 13 years does not guarantee an educated student. Home education, with its capability of being personally tailored to the needs and interests of the child, is more likely to produce a child who retains a love of learning. That child will know facts. But she will also know how to find out facts she doesn't know.