[Labyrinthos]

However, most kids don't need special help, and I think a well-educated parent could easily teach their children.

You are probably right as to reading, writing, English, geography, social studies, and foreign languages, but do you really think that most parents are able to teach math and the hard sciences beyond the most basic level? I'm not talking about simple algebra, geometry, and earth science, but rather, linear algebra, calculus I and II, advanced statistics, chemistry, and physics, at the 11th and 12th grade level. Even if a parent knows the course material backwards and forwards, they may not be able to teach it, and even if they are good teachers, they may not have sufficient knowledge of the subject matter.

[TomSmedley]

I'm not talking about simple algebra, geometry, and earth science, but rather, linear algebra, calculus I and II, advanced statistics, chemistry, and physics, at the 11th and 12th grade level.

That's what community college is for!

[2nd amendment mama]

There are lots of curriculums available online...here's just one example from one company. I sure wish I had had the internet and resources like this available to me in the 70's when I homeschooled my son!

K12 Ascend

[luckystarmom]

Well, calculus and statistics are college level courses that many people going into college don't need.

If a high school aged kid really wanted to take calculus or statistics, they could take it at a local junior college.

I would imagine they could do the same with chemistry and physics.

I know I could teach all of those courses except physics, and my husband could teach physics.

Many high schools don't even teach calculus. That is usually only taught in the city high schools.