"WaIIy" wrote
I don't know about Larry, but you certainly have another agenda here.

Yes, I do. There is a flock of spoiled brats out there who now producing
kids of their own. They wanted a baby for a pet but now it is school age
and interferes with their "lifestyle". So, they decide to "homeschool"
which to them means handing the kid a book to read on watch. But one day the
kid wants to fly the nest. What can it do. Well, it can sail, but that
doesn't pay well. Or it can become a prostitute, but they usually don't live
well or long. Or a yard bird or ...??.

Now let's say you don't fit that category - that you take parenting
seriously, want your kids to have a better education than they can get in
public or private schools and are qualified to provide it. The latter is
dubious, I don't know many couples who are qualified to teach mathematics
and sciences and art and music and athletics all at once. But say you are.
Even then it is important that you *get your kids credentials* to prove that
they have acquired certain knowledge that they may get a job or into
college!

My "agenda" is to make parents understand that obligation.