The problem is that homeschooling is extremely bimodal (and the split at least used to be pretty even). It tends to be either very good or very bad.

In particular, the "unschooling" approach (not always named such) is almost universally terrible.

But most of the homeschooled kids I know now are in healthy co-ops with defined curricula and socialization.

I think that’s right…

I wish there was another word other than homeschooling for “the parents who are trying to hide the fact that their teenager can’t read.”

Because it’s a real group but yea we are in a co-op that’s a wonderful balance between being in a classroom and being at home more than he would be with public school.