Thanks, Larry,

We're John Holt-style *un*schoolers. As such, we reject the concept of
curricula of any kind. And I say that as a product of a fairly rigorous
schooling experience myself, including a college major in secondary
education.

And the "socialization" argument is, to be blunt, bogus. Homeschooled
kids get more and better socialization than schooled kids, who are kept
quiet in their desks 6 or more hours a day and segregated solely with
their own age group, except during recess, when they get beat up by
older bullies. How in the world is that "better socialization" than
interacting with various people of various age groups in the real
world, just like we hafta do as adults? If you observe homeschooled
kids and schooled kids of the same age group in a social setting, I
contend that you'll find the homeschooled kids to be universally better
socialized and more comfortable with others (of all ages) than the
schooled kids.

And that's my $.02 on THAT subject! grin

Frank, fato profugus