"If the child is learning above the state norm why is the state threatened?"
That's a great question with a very simple answer;

J-O-B security

With the ever increasing numbers of families that are choosing Home Schooling and alternative resources over Public Schooling you can see thier concerns.

If we all start paying attention and see that, again in my opinion, they are a good share of the issues we have today with our young people. And we KNOW we can do something about it, (find alternate resources). Then we have no longer as large a need for them.

And that's just one of my opinions on the subject.

Any of you that have chosen Home Schooling will know, the list can be enormous in reasons why not to use the Public School Systems.

Many we share, others we may not, but the universal here is success for our children.

I do hope that will be at the forefront of this entire issue.

We have a career center in our country which provides specialized training for jobs like truck driving, culinary, beatuy shop employees, landscape etc.  Students leave their home high school program and study at this career center.

In a recent newsletter, I noticed that the person at the top of the class had received 5 scholarships, received:  Excellence Award, Career-Technical Honor Society, Numeracy Award, 2nd place State Nuirsery/Landscape Comp and Tech Prep Showcase Superior.

His high school?   You guessed it, he is a homeschooler.