*rant* *backspace* *big breath*
As a home educator for the last seven years, I can't help but take offense to some of the comments made in this thread. Our family has chosen homeschooling as a lifestyle. We've made a lot of sacrifices so that I could stay home, but I do not expect every family to do the same.
Education is far more than feeding children facts. Education is teaching people (not just children) how to think, and how to learn for themselves.
My children have taken Provincial Achievement Tests (which all schools, public and private, participate in) and have always scored in the above average range.