[Born in a Rage]

Technically, yes. However, homeschoolers are being taxed so that the state can provide for the education of their children. We, have a right to deny that assistance. However, when a homeschooler wants to take advantage of those tax dollars by sending their child to a public school part-time, they are often denied. They are not promoting the education of these children as they are obligated to do. It's ridiculous. Imagine a person who is eligible for welfare saying they don't want it, but they do want the food stamps that go along with it. Now, imagine the government saying they can't get the food stamps unless they take the welfare check, too.

[durasell]

A school is a machine. Children are, for all intent and purposes, morons. The purpose of the machine is to provide structure and discipline to create an atmosphere in which the basics can be pounded into their thick skulls.

When you start tinkering with that machine -- say, putting home school kids in after school activities or in classes their parents can't teach -- the machine will break. Suddenly you have kids who take three classes at the school and parents teach the rest. Or, kids who want specialized instruction that meets their schedules.

But, as I said previously, there probably now enough parents and others who are more than capable of taking apart public education in many communities across the country -- so the whole debate may be a moot point.