who HOMESCHOOL and not all HOMESCHOOLING PARENTS don't vaccinate.
Please do not stereotype.
There are many good reasons to hs and many many many liberal secular people hs for reasons that have NOTHING to do with religion!
If you hs properly you don't HAVE to KNOW EVERYTHING! The resources out there are astounding - especially with computers. There is still the libraries and a network of hs'ing parents - some of whom have degrees like a Masters in Mathematics, or Physicists, or Chemists. Or local universities, museums, or other organizations that have classes on subjects of interest.
FWIW - my child was a "self-directed learner" - I was more of a facilitator than a teacher. That's what worked for him. It's actually what he did when he did attend "real school" - because he was so far ahead of everyone else that the teacher didn't have time for him anyway.
Then when he went back to an alternative highschool - the teaching style there was - you guessed it - self-directed learning. The trained public school union school teachers acted as TADA - FACILITATORS for these kids (not all of whom were gifted. In fact, not even most. They were just "different". Different enough that they couldn't participate in the regular public schools for fear of bullying and other negative behaviours.
Please, you have no idea what's involved in hs'ing and you don't know the people, the methodology, or the outcome. Are there some parents who should not be hs'ing? You bet. Just like there are SOME "teachers" who have absolutely NO business being anywhere near a school!
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