Raptor, i understand where your coming from. overcontrollling parents. my parents skrewed me up. and ive been a good kid all my life. nvr gotten in big trouble. I was given no choice and pulled from school. i hate my mom and stepdad and wish i had a different father. BUT.... those things have made me stronger. i have had to fight for every single thing in my life. i buy my own clothes, am embarassed as hell cus im 17 and my stepdad nvr let me get a license and my GF drives me around. once again i say. you should let your children choose once they are old enough ton make an educated decision. And i mean an unbiased decision. I know i come across as agnst homeschool but my real thoughts are this.... EvErY BoDy Is DifFeReNt.... let them choose. evryone deserves a choice. If they choose homeschooling? Then GREATif they choose public? Great! but they need to know and be educated about both. i was lied and tricked and cheated to.