Wow! My mind is still reeling from reading this thread. As a public school teacher who was homeschooled my entire childhood, I see things pretty differently from many of the posters here. While I personally disliked homeschool, I understand that it can have its place – to each his own. My parents homeschooled me to try to mold me completely and shelter me from the world. In my opinion, this was bad parenting. As I raise my children and teach at one of the top ranked public high schools in Southern CA, I realize how much I missed out on because my parents brainwashed me, oops, I mean socialized me only with their approved friend’s children. I hope that the homeschooling advocates are not choosing that path because of their own egos. The teachers that work in this valley love their students and try to teach them to be independent thinkers. We delight in our student’s wisdom and new ideas. We celebrate their successes and listen when they have problems. We run into our students at the grocery store, at the mall, at the dentist and we try to live our lives to be good role models. I am proud to live and teach in Temecula, and I am excited for the excellent education my kids are receiving.
