I know - I think this is a great sarcastic parody of our school system and how it fails us!

HA!

You are the rudest person ever. As far as I'm concerned, you were probably poorly educated when you were in school. It's obvious because your grammar is atrocious, and you are really missing the big picture. The bullying thing is correct. How can ANYONE learn how to defend themselves if they've never been in that situation? That's like getting a pop quiz on things you've never learned about. How is that fair? Reason 7 is also correct. Children need to get some ridicule so they can learn how to deal with it. because you're going to face that kind of stuff all your life. Reason 6? Of course. That's like studying for a test; you read the passage, analyze what's on the page, and when you take the test, you remember everything. Like you see someone holding a beer bottle behind the school, drinking it, and then from that point you can clearly see you need to avoid that situation. But if you're spotted, of course they'll try to get you to do it too, but then you remember the bad side effects of drinking underage, so of course you"ll say no. The more you face these situations, the easier it'll be to say "No". As for your reply to No. 10, you are wrong. Public schooled kids have been reported to get higher test scores than home/private schooled kids.And socialization is VERY important for growth. It may not be academics, but it is certainly educational. If you're teaching your children yourself, you seriously should consider getting some kind of education so you can teach your kids properly.