>...only parents that want to home school their children are those with extreme religious or political opinions they want to foist upon them.< The flip side of

>...only parents that want to home school their children are those with extreme religious or political opinions they want to foist upon them.< The flip side of this is that school system itself is highly political in the USA and the curriculum is often a battleground between the parties for what is mandatory to advocate. Couple that with children in public school being trash pretty often and you don't lose much by homeschooling. Especially if you're a parent who's willing to put in the work to select good resources and groups for your child.