Efficiency isn't the question, of course it isn't efficient. You're giving up one person's salary to teach a couple kids. The effectiveness of homeschooling is

Efficiency isn't the question, of course it isn't efficient. You're giving up one person's salary to teach a couple kids. The effectiveness of homeschooling is what's important, which, I think, is largely determined by the education of the parent. I've met several non-college educated parents who don't seem qualified to teach their children through higher grade levels, but others who quit engineering jobs to homeschool who I know are always on the ball and will produce great results in their kids. With a well-educated and energetic parent, the results of homeschooling will far surpass that of the public school system. Research into homeschooling effectiveness is still in early stages, but the studies produced by my google results show homeschooling producing sociable, independent kids who do well in college.