Reply #63: The professionally prepared home school curriculum compensate for

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some of the background deficiencies. I reviewed some for a friend recently and was impressed. As the spouse of a teacher and a former teacher myself, I was amazed at how far along the HS material has come.

HS also produces students who are quite capable of independent study and learning from books and computer based material. A very useful skill, and quite different from some of my students who expected me to feed them everything they needed to know to get an A. The down side is the lack of team and group experience. Then again, college still focuses on individual achievement as well.

As for specialization, its a bit over rated. I am certified to teach in high school in multiple topics. Any liberal arts major with an advanced degree should be able to teach in several related areas. Same with Science and Math.