homeschooling

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As someone who both went through the public school system and has several relatives who teach in it, I take offense to that idea. While there are certainly teachers who are nigh on worthless, there are tons of great ones as well.
Also, good job attacking people who aren't in the conversation to defend themselves rather than answering the question I posed.

Take offense if you must, but If you think I said what I did about public school teachers without a large amount of personal insight in to the profession, you are mistaken.

The only question you posed in your post was:

Do you honestly believe that you are a better teacher in *every* subject than the teachers in whatever public or private school your kids would otherwise attend?

And even though I did answer it indirectly, let me be less cryptic; while a homeschooling parent might not be the best teacher in every subject, most are better overall educators, and certainly in a better position to know when outside sourcing is needed for specific subjects.

And,

Who did I attack that wasn’t in the conversation? If you took my post as an attack, then that is on you. I was making counter points to your debate. That's how debate works. At least that's what I teach the homeschooled kids on the debate team I coach. A two time Virginia state VISAA winning debate team, at that

even a completely, should be fired, burnt out teacher is still going to know their material better than the average person.

Your statement both sells homeschool parents short, and idealizes teachers. A mistake on both ends. If you are an average person, then you should probably send your kids to public school. The parents of the homeschooled kids I work with are far above average.

I also say Public schools because the state I grew up in had a program that you could attend local colleges during your junior and senior years.

Several states have the same program for homeschooled students. In fact, per capita, homeschooled students have a higher acceptance rate and generally carry a heavier course load both in terms of number of hours and academic challenge.

Consider yourself lucky. It screwed me over in the math department.

I'm sorry your experience was less than desirable. I seriously doubt luck had anything to do with good a outcome versus a bad one. Everyone's mileage will vary.