As an "Unschooling" Homeschooler of 6... (Score 1)

First of all do not make the mistake that the "Homeschool Movement" is a homogeneous "one technique fits all" group. There are many styles of Homeschooling. We use a blended style of some time spent with an "expert" (art class) and some unstructured time (wandering a museum). "Unschooling" has been around for a while and its appeal for this Electrical Engineer (Rambling Wreck, class of '80 - Thank You!) is the ability for us to implement the learning style that we developed in college. We learned basics and then discovered the rest...more of a ongoing learning technique as opposed to cramming their heads with facts relevant to topic A and then ringing a bell and moving on to topic B. Teach them to read, do basic math and help them along the way and they will accomplish much. Something about "filling a bucket vs lighting a fire" (attributed to William Butler Yeats). If you prefer the "fill the bucket" of institutionalized government education, then more power to you. My spouse makes a decent living tutoring your kind and I would hate to see your species become extinct! Seriously, homeschooling has be great for us (judging by the SAT scores), but YMMV. As Un-schooling is not for everyone, neither is Homeschooling, nor public, nor... Although this is my first post, this IS SLASHDOT...let the fun begin! (Flames cheerfully ignored!)