This seems like only half an answer. Like everything else, the choice to homeschool is a tradeoff. You've talked about the benefits of homeschooling over traditional schooling. What about the costs?

I've always believed that homeschooling is better for smart kids than traditional schooling, with some exceptions. (Big cities have magnet schools that can challenge even the smartest kids. And I worry about suburban kids not getting any "real world" if they stay home from school.) But where I get stuck on is the costs: they're enormous, and I'm not convinced they're worth the benefits.

(I had one teacher -- third or fourth grade, I think -- who dumped desks. I never had to face the humility, but even then I thought it was a horrible and unfair practice.)

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