We don't homeschool because I know absolutely nothing more than she does and my husband (the other genius :P) is at work all day. Anyway, DD14 seems to be doing fine in school. I saw an article about "unschooling" on yahoo a few months ago, and I was very wary of the method. I guess my thoughts are that it would work for some kids, but the kids in the video were the subjects of *radical* unschooling. (Interviewer- "so your 15 year old daughter stays up all night, and you are fine with that?", and later, the girl herself said she didn't think she knew nearly enough as she would need to know for college, and presumably wasn't going). I guess my thoughts are that taking your child to a farm isn't going to teach them what they need to know
Having said all of this, I think the system is *perfect* for gifted or unusually curious kids who really want to learn, so please know that I'm not bashing any of you. I just don't think the system is good for a child who wants to watch TV all day, which, I believe is a good amount of children.