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I was homeschooled for a year during 4th grade. The private school I attended became too expensive for my parents and they did not want to throw me into our local public school with the school year already started. I thank them a lot for having the foresight about that. It was only for a year as my sisters were little and my mom was a bit overwhelmed, trying to help me 'go to school' during their nap times. I wasn't very motivated that year. My mom had a teaching background, taught middle school for a while before leaving to be a SAHM.
I knew a family growing up that homeschooled all 3 of their children bc they did not like their local public school. The mom received some training but didn't need a lot since the program they used included videos of lessons for their kids recorded in a real classroom. We all were socialized in a homeschooling group with kids our age a few times a month where we went on field trips, did a science fair, etc. One mom even held French classes in her home which was pretty cool.
I think if parents are unhappy with the public options for schooling they should be able to do what they want. If a private and/or religious school is within their means, that's great. If homeschooling is something they want they should be able to do that as well.
From my teaching perspective tho, I believe that kids today really need a rigorous education and I'm not 100% that a parent, without some kind of teaching education, can provide that no matter how great their intentions are. A lot depends on the curriculum content but also on how it is presented.
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