We don't home school. That isn't the issue.

The problem with what you are saying is that you seem to think both parents SHOULD WORK, and you actually explicitly said the reason for public education is to "free up a parent to work."

That is just insane. That is NOT the purpose of public education.

Both parents working is a serious rot in our culture. There are a bunch of reasons for it, but it is NOT a good thing for children at all. Sometimes it has to happen, which is a shame, but having to do something out of necessity does not magically transform that into a good thing. The sooner we start understanding that as a culture, the better off we will be.

Finally, there is no labor cost to home schooling. At least one parent should already be home with the kids, if this world wasn't totally fucked up. Understand?

As for the cost issue, let me explain one more time:

1) People commonly say we should spend more money on education.

2) We already spend about $6,000 per kid. About $5,000 of that is not wages for the teacher.

3) Parents who home school spend about $500 per kid.

4) $500 is one tenth of $5,000.

Clearly, the problem with public education is not the money being spent.

Lokrian, you are doing your thing where you take multiple elements of an issue and you mix them up back and forth. Stop doing that please.