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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you for your short, sweet, simple, concise and clear definition of what real education is and how much it costs.  Since I homeschooled my national merit finalists and Ivy graduates they both lack a real education.  I prefer their unreal education to your real variety.  You can pay $30,000/yr for 12 years of primary and secondary education.  Lest I forget, in addition to your annual real estate taxes -- a partial subsidy for public school education.  But, I suspect you're a lifelong renter.[/quote]

That is great. But, I can't home school because I have to work and I'm a single parent.[/quote]

I'd also say that if we're talking about "return on investment" here, homeschooling potentially seems like the least efficient option.  I'd guess that few parents have the knowledge, ambition, and skill to provide a homeschool experience in all subjects that is equal to one of the local $30k/yr private schools.  And I'd further guess that most parents possessing such knowledge, ambition, and skill could obtain a job that pays far more than $30k/year.  So by homeschooling, your investment of time and energy far exceeds the $30k cost of private school.

Note that I'm not criticizing PP's decision to homeschool.  Every family has different factors affecting its decisions, so it's impossible to judge someone else's choice.  For my family, the best choice is one of those $30k private schools.  For some other family, public school will be best.  And as for PP, it sounds like she and her children are best suited for homeschool.  I'm not sure why some people posting here feel the need (or the competence) to criticize the choices others made.[/quote]

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