[Cerebus]

Tangent, but hopefully a helpful one:

Is it

a) better to raise your child, if possible, in a home-schooling environment which seem to produce superior results (as well as the obvious benefit from a parental standpoint for safety), or

b) better to, if necessary, sacrifice some portion of your child's intellectual development for the theoretical social advancement, as well as the likely welfare of the community, assuming that your kid will contribute to, rather than detract from, the public learning experience?

The hard-core lefty in me says b, but the proud papa isn't quite ready to endanger his child in any way, possibly ever. Not that I'm volunteering to stay home routinely, either, but...