Gee, I didn't know I was a member of "an elite few."
I homeschooled our son from 6th through 8th grades. (After that, he enrolled in an online high school curriculum that is available from a midwestern university for far less than the cost of a private school.)
Yes, I stayed home so I could homeschool him. Husband earned the money. We live modestly.
If I had been a "working mom," i.e. working outside the home, I would've had to spend $$$ on clothing, shoes, commuting costs ... and, extra taxes on my income. How much would've been left over after that? Not enough to be worth throwing him to the wolves in the public schools.
Homeschooling is neither expensive, nor requires extraordinary skill or education.
Agree. We homeschool our special needs son. I can stay home, forgo the job (where I’m throwing taxes at inefficient and corrupt governments) be available for my family ...and it’s really not too hard to teach 3rd grade math.
My son is making extremely good progress, does his math, reads and writes. At public school he was merely warehoused in “pull out” groups and/or meaningless inclusion activities.
My sister’s youngest kids go to public school but are also homeschooled. It helps that the whole extended family aids in the teaching. My interests lie in the areas of science, biology, nature, and history so I help out with that stuff a lot.