No, I did not read the article past the first paragraph.
We homeschooled for 13 years. When we started “only weird people did it”. By the end everyone knew of someone who was doing it so it was no big deal.
We class schooled 4 days a week and Friday was field trip day. One of the members of the homeschool group would plan an interesting trip and everyone would go. Did everything from hiking to waterfalls, tagging sharks, even visited various manufacturing business to see how things are made.
Our kids took the age appropriate SAT testing every year. By 11 or 12 they were considered post high school in all their subjects.
Our kids were swimmers and water polo players and went to a private high school starting as sophomores to play sports. Academically they just cruised, they knew how to focus, study and test.
The both went to major universities and travelled abroad on their own. The have excelled in their careers. One is a millionaire, and the other will probably be one soon, not that that is a good measure of who they are. They are nice people, who contribute to their community and have a happy life.
Homeschooling is not for everybody but it worked for us.
I applaud anyone that is able to home school their children, but I would have never been able to home school our children.
I hope you taught them grow up get a job then money home. :)