(NB: My wife and I homeschool our kids.) These kids end up absolutely unequipped to do anything but reproduce more of themselves and let the rest of us finance

(NB: My wife and I homeschool our kids.) These kids end up absolutely unequipped to do anything but reproduce more of themselves and let the rest of us finance their existence. You mean as opposed to kids who go through public schools (on our dimes) and end up with the same fate? What's the difference? Home/un-schooling doesn't work for everyone. I've heard a story about a good friend of Ivan Illich who unschooled his two kids. The results were what you might expect: one went on to "great things" while the other didn't, and ended up on the dole. I'd like to see statistics on homeschooled kids that back up your anecdotal evidence. Not that I don't believe you, but I'd be curious what the statistics say.