I'm in no way taking this as an argument, it is actually very interesting for me to discuss this.

Obviously, we are not on the same side of this, but I respect what you are saying. I still feel that children should go to school, and form friendships and learn about social skills. Behaviorial patterns are learned in a very young age. Smart kids come from all backgrounds, I knew geniuses that came from public school too. Strong parenting is a definite must, so teaching them geography or whatever the school misses is a must. It is there to reinforce what the children have learned, schools are not going to be the end all. I would also recommend after school tutoring classes as well.

In a school, kids are exposed to all kinds of things that they cannot possibly do at home. Some good and some bad. They will be exposed early, and can slowly process them with a guiding hand from the parents. When they are off to college, you won't have a say what they did or thought.