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And how to you come to that conclusion that public school kids are inferior to private school kids? All 3 of my children went to public elementary, middle and high schools. I might add that all 3 went to a public university, graduated with Bachelor’s degrees, and all 3 are gainfully employed. Lest you make some comment about how things are different now than in the past (even though HS was only 6 years ago for my youngest), I am a Scoutmaster in a Boy Scout Troop, sop I have access to Middle and High Schooler age children. I would say that roughly 2/3 of our Troop are in public school (others are in Charter Schools, or home-schooled). I don’t see a large difference in education between them.

There are good and bad public schools, just are there are good and bad private schools. Don’t make blanket judgements based on just one kid (your niece).

I don’t see a large difference in education between them.

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I don't either.

Maybe, just maybe, institutionalizing children isn't the reason these children are learning. Maybe, just maybe, it is due to the hard work **all** of these parents do **in the HOME**! Maybe the parents, tutors, and kid are doing **all** the hard work and the institutional school takes all the credit.

It's been my observation that academically homeschooled kids and institutional-schooled kids are spending the **same** amount of time **in the HOME*** studying at the kitchen table. They also come from families that share similar educational values. This is likely what you are seeing.

Questions:

So?...Is it possible that Americans are spending up to $30,000/year/kid for government institutional schooling and the institutional schooling is teaching the kids very little?

Is it possible that the parents, tutors, and the child himself, are really doing the hard work of teaching and learning in the HOME?

Is it possible that the only thing institutional schools do is send home a very expensive curriculum for the child to follow in the HOME?