In the past two states in which I have lived homeschooling the children of others was illegal. It was considered to be running a private school and all the health and safety rules ( for example wheelchair ramps) that applied to public access businesses applied.
Re: Dame schools
At one time in our nation the schools you describe ( a mom teaching her children and the children of others) were common in the U.S. They were put out of business by the socialist-entitlement school monopoly and cartel.
Re: Time it takes to homeschool
Indeed, my homeschooled children rarely spent more than two hours in formal homeschool. It took me ( the mom) from about 7 am to noon to homeschool 3 children. The rest of the time the children played. Gradually the child's play became their life's work. It was a fascinating process to watch unfold.
Re: School murders
Homeschooling families have far more control over the amount of time (and when) they will expose their children to gun free zone. My homeschool was never a gun free zone.
Re: Academic achievement of homeschooler
Children who have been homeschooled from the beginning far outshine, on average, their institutionalized peers.
Re: Your decision to homeschool
Congratulations! You won't regret it.
The economic pressure to keep these public institutions are enormous - legislation may be brought up that once again allows this — if the eCenters cannot be built to accommodate children with 2 working parents - then parents are going to have to place their child with someone — it might be a agreement that has no pay attached to it - but where each household has a wireless connection - and it’s agreed that each parent (say 5 families) is there to be an adult that is present...nothing more...
I cannot see how the present sate of the both state and federal govt can maintain this expenditures on institutions that are not educating children - but only is a place for them to temporarily go during the day to hang out and self-teach through electronic programs...
I think someone in the trust of this was watching Star Trek!